Lifespan (in wild): Weight: 500kg -2,500kg Body length: 2.5m-4m long Top speed:55km/hour Diet: Herbivore Habitat: grassy plains, rainforests and swamps. 1)Our planet is home tofive species of rhinoceros– theblack rhinoand thewhite rhino, which live in Africa, and theSumatran,Javan...
Adult rhinos do not have any natural predators.Feeding Ecology & DietThey are herbivorous and they eat many plant species. The diet includes twigs, fallen fruits, shoots, and young foliage. Javan rhinos are thought to consume 50 kg (110 lb) a day. It needs salt in its diet.Conservation S...
White Rhino Facts Anatomy The head and body length of white rhinos is 140–150 in (360–380 cm) in males while the female averages 118–143 in (300–363 cm). The adult males weigh up to 5,000 lb (2,300 kg) and females 3,800 lb (1,700 kg). Males have a shoulder height of ...
Lifespan:30-45 years in the wild, the Sumatran rhinoceros living the longest in captivity was 32 years and 8 months old (a female from the extinct speciesD. s. lasiotis). It died in London zoo in 1900. Sumatran rhinoceros(Dicerorhinus sumatrensis). The Sumatran rhinoceros– curios: Th...
Females attain the maturity at 4.5 years age but it may not give birth until it reaches 6 years. Males become mature around 8 – 9 years of age. The maximum lifespan in captivity is 49 years while in the wild they live up to 35 years. Conservation Status Critically Endangered...
This nematode has a short lifespan and is well suited for experiments. C. elegans is widely used as an animal model for the study of oxidative stress, aging, longevity and neurodegenerative diseases [17,18]. However, no or few studies have reported the protective effects of extracts from ...