animal report ruiz

Black Rhinos

Carla Ruiz

Table of Contents

Habitat

Food and Water

Daily BehaviorsFamily StructureInteresting Facts

Bibliography

Habitat South and Eastern Africa Namibia, Zimbabwe Sudan Savannas of Africa Central Africa Southern Africa Southern Asia Hot places Small trees Really green Hides deep in the forest

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Food and Water

Eat leaves Herbivores they only eat plants Will eat anything to survive Like to be near water to drink Eat in the mornings or evenings Very large stomachs Eat for 12 hours a day Eat branches Eat twigs

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Daily Behaviors Sleep in the middle of the day when it starts to get hot Eat in the morning and evening Enemies are hyenas Don’t have any pray they eat plants, leaves and grass Female takes care of its young Males fights with other males to defend their territory Other enemies are humans because they want their horns

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Family Structure The female takes care of the calves When the female rhino moves to find food only take their calves Calves' stay with mother until they are about 2, 3, or 4 years old Mothers teacher their calves how to avoid danger Most male rhinos live alone If female has new baby she, pushes away the older one to take care of the new

born When the female is pregnant the male leaves before the birth Young female rhinos don’t become adults until they are about seven years old The female has 15 months of pregnancy Male aren’t fully grown until they are about 12 years old Every 3 years a female may give birth to a calves

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Interesting Facts Just black with no other colors Horns are made of the same thing hair and fingernails are made out of Chinese people cut off their horns to make medicine, magic If the people didn’t cut off all of their horns to make something, it grows

back Have one baby rhino every three years Have little bugs that ox-peckers eat on the skin Two horns one is big another is small Sometimes charge at things that aren’t really there Very bad eyesight Great hearing

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Bibliography The Students Discovery in Encyclopedia Wildlife and Plants.

Chicago: 2005

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