Rosie Rhino

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Rosie Rhino

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Karen Adams

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Photograph - Fine Art Digital Prints

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Meet Rosie the Rhino. She is a Black Rhinoceros who lives at the Columbus Zoo. She was born in 1990 and when weighed in 2013 tipped the scales at 2600 pounds! That's a lot of grass, leaves, twigs, fruits and vegetables since she is a herbivore!

They are an endangered species with alarmingly small numbers living in the world.

Both male and female black rhinos have two horns with the anterior horn typically larger than the posterior horn. The horns are composed of keratin. The most distinguishing characteristic of the black rhino is the prehensile upper lip. The rhino uses its lips almost like fingers to browse on twigs and leaves. Rhinos are monogastric herbivores. In human care they are frequently fed commercial foods developed for domestic livestock.

Despite short, squat legs and a huge, boxy body rhinos are surprisingly nimble. Their normal gait is a fast walk, but when frightened or agitated they will trot or gallop reaching speeds up to 28 miles per hour for short distances. Their eyesight is poor but the senses of hearing and smelling are acute. The funnel shaped ears swivel in all directions to catch sound waves. The olfactory passages in the head take up more space than the brain. Rhinos have three toes on each foot, with the middle digit supporting most of the massive weight.
This image is also available in black and white. Please look for both versions in my Series Gallery.

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January 14th, 2016

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