rhinoceros
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- "A rhinoceros (/raɪˈnɒsərəs/, from Greek  rhinokerōs, meaning ´nose-horned´, from  rhis, meaning ´nose´, and  keras, meaning ´horn´), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is one of any five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae, as well as any of the numerous extinct species therein. Two of the extant species are native to Africa and three to Southern Asia. The term "rhinoceros" is often more broadly applied to now extinct species of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea.
Members of the rhinoceros family are some of the largest remaining megafauna, with all species able to reach or exceed one tonne in weight. They have a herbivorous diet, small brains (400–600 g) for mammals of their size, one or two horns, and a thick (1.5–5 cm) protective skin formed from layers of collagen positioned in a lattice structure. They generally eat leafy material, although their ability to ferment food in their hindgut allows them to subsist on more fibrous plant matter when necessary. Unlike other perissodactyls, the two African species of rhinoceros lack teeth at the front of their mouths, relying instead on their lips to pluck food." - (en.wikipedia.org 24.09.2019)
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Spitzmaul-Nashorn - Diceros bicornis (Schädel)
Das Spitzmaul-Nashorn ist -...
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Image: Naturhistorisches Museum Mainz / Landessammlung für Naturkunde Rheinland-Pfalz - CC BY-NC-SA -
Wollnashorn (Coelodonta antiquitatis), Charaktertier der Riß- und Würm-Eiszeit
Der Wiener akademische Maler...
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Image: Naturhistorisches Museum Mainz / Landessammlung für Naturkunde Rheinland-Pfalz - CC BY-NC-SA -
Schädel eines Waldnashorns aus Neumark-Nord
Einzelne Reste von...
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Image: Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt - Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte - RR-F -
Wollnashorn (Halswirbel)
Erster Halswirbel (Atlas)...
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Image: Städt. Hellweg-Museum Geseke - CC BY-NC-SA -
Wollnashorn (Fragement des Beckens)
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Image: Städt. Hellweg-Museum Geseke - CC BY-NC-SA
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