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Rhinos: 11 Incredible Facts, Plus Photo Gallery

Written by Rhishja Larson

Published on November 20th, 2009

Posted in About Animals, In Africa, In Asia

Rhino fact 2: The white rhino and greater one-horned rhino weigh about 4,000 – 6,000 pounds, stand roughly 6 feet high at the shoulder, and are 12 – 15 feet in length. These two rhino species are the second largest land mammals after the elephant.

The smallest rhino species is the Sumatran rhino, standing just 3 – 5 feet at the shoulder. The black rhino weighs in at 1,750 – 3,000 pounds, stands about 5 feet at the shoulder, and reaches 10 – 12 feet in length. Javan rhinos weigh about 2,000 – 5,000 pounds, stand 5 – 5.5 feet at the shoulder, and reach 11.5 feet in length. The Vietnamese subspecies of Javan rhino is about the size of the Sumatran rhino.

Pictured: White rhino

Image source: Wikimedia Commons

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memory foam said on November 24th, 2009 at 4:42 am

Thanks for the info. They are fascinating animals. I did not realize they are fairly closely related to horses.

I read elsewhere that the record size for a white rhino was a specimen of 10,000 pounds!
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