{"id":246625,"date":"2025-09-22T15:39:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/246625\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:39:38","slug":"10-wild-facts-you-may-know-about-these-horned-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/246625\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Wild Facts You May Know About These Horned Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/There-are-only-2025-09-b50ae94a2ad65a7179217bc002c94578.jpg\" alt=\"There are only 5 species of rhinos left: Two in Africa (black and white) and three in Asia (Indian, Javan, and Sumatran). Some are critically endangered, with fewer than 70 Javan rhinos remaining.\" title=\"There are only 5 species of rhinos left: Two in Africa (black and white) and three in Asia (Indian, Javan, and Sumatran). Some are critically endangered, with fewer than 70 Javan rhinos remaining.\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39\"\/><\/p>\n<p> There are only 5 species of rhinos left: Two in Africa (black and white) and three in Asia (Indian, Javan, and Sumatran). Some are critically endangered, with fewer than 70 Javan rhinos remaining. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rhinos-2025-09-019394a14743978dbb80bb96d2447121.jpg\" alt=\"Rhinos are not actually black or white: Despite their names, both black and white rhinos are shades of grey. The \u201cwhite\u201d rhino got its name from a misinterpretation of the Afrikaans word \u201cwyd,\u201d meaning wide.\" title=\"Rhinos are not actually black or white: Despite their names, both black and white rhinos are shades of grey. The \u201cwhite\u201d rhino got its name from a misinterpretation of the Afrikaans word \u201cwyd,\u201d meaning wide.\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <strong>Rhinos are not actually black or white:<\/strong> Despite their names, both black and white rhinos are shades of grey. The \u201cwhite\u201d rhino got its name from a misinterpretation of the Afrikaans word \u201cwyd,\u201d meaning wide.\u00a0 (Image: Wikimedia Commons)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/09\/A-group-of-rhinos-is-called-a-\u2018crash-Not-2025-09-69da59437776b8a59b565c92c553947e.jpg\" alt=\"A group of rhinos is called a \u2018crash\u2019: Not a herd, not a pack\u2014a crash. Fitting for such powerful creatures!\" title=\"A group of rhinos is called a \u2018crash\u2019: Not a herd, not a pack\u2014a crash. Fitting for such powerful creatures!\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <strong>A group of rhinos is called a \u2018crash\u2019:<\/strong> Not a herd, not a pack\u2014a crash. Fitting for such powerful creatures! (Image: Wikimedia Commons)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/They-can-weigh-2025-09-759799b9529133cd7bef10b99a48a2f5.jpg\" alt=\"They can weigh over 3,500 kg: That\u2019s more than a pickup truck. The white rhino is the largest, while the Sumatran rhino is the smallest.\" title=\"They can weigh over 3,500 kg: That\u2019s more than a pickup truck. The white rhino is the largest, while the Sumatran rhino is the smallest.\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <strong>They can weigh over 3,500 kg:<\/strong> That\u2019s more than a pickup truck. The white rhino is the largest, while the Sumatran rhino is the smallest. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rhinos-hh-2025-09-cd15df85495ffd6774cd9844a887668c.jpg\" alt=\"Rhinos have poor eyesight: They struggle to see a motionless person even 30 metres away, relying more on smell and hearing.\" title=\"Rhinos have poor eyesight: They struggle to see a motionless person even 30 metres away, relying more on smell and hearing.\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <strong>Rhinos have poor eyesight:<\/strong> They struggle to see a motionless person even 30 metres away, relying more on smell and hearing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/World-Rhino-2025-09-f759bf203cd15a70d12f21fe45aced12.jpg\" alt=\"World Rhino Day 2025: 10 Wild Facts You May Know About These Horned Giants\" title=\"World Rhino Day 2025: 10 Wild Facts You May Know About These Horned Giants\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <strong>They can run surprisingly fast:<\/strong> Despite their bulk, rhinos can reach speeds of up to 50 km\/h\u2014faster than Usain Bolt\u2019s top sprint speed. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Their-skin-2025-09-3210a9b14abea85762e24f7fb0ffbbc9.jpg\" alt=\"Their skin is armour-like: Rhino skin can be up to 5 cm thick and is made of collagen layers, offering serious protection.\" title=\"Their skin is armour-like: Rhino skin can be up to 5 cm thick and is made of collagen layers, offering serious protection.\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <strong>Their skin is armour-like:<\/strong> Rhino skin can be up to 5 cm thick and is made of collagen layers, offering serious protection. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Some-rhinos-2025-09-458ee10c380f6c02dfc6499b6b229cf7.jpg\" alt=\"Some rhinos are semi-aquatic: The greater one-horned rhino loves swamps and riversides, often wallowing in water to cool off.\" title=\"Some rhinos are semi-aquatic: The greater one-horned rhino loves swamps and riversides, often wallowing in water to cool off.\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <strong>Some rhinos are semi-aquatic:<\/strong> The greater one-horned rhino loves swamps and riversides, often wallowing in water to cool off. (Image: Wikipedia Commons)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/10.-Rhino-horns-2025-09-b85d433bf14ee8130da2774eb40bca7c.jpg\" alt=\"10. Rhino horns grow continuously: The white rhino\u2019s horn can grow up to 7 cm per year, with the longest recorded horn reaching 150 cm.\" title=\"10. Rhino horns grow continuously: The white rhino\u2019s horn can grow up to 7 cm per year, with the longest recorded horn reaching 150 cm.\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <strong>\u00a0Rhino horns grow continuously:<\/strong> The white rhino\u2019s horn can grow up to 7 cm per year, with the longest recorded horn reaching 150 cm. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here<\/a> to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google. 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