The animal is around 4 meters long and 2 meters high. Its weight can reach 3 tons. According to the origin of the word, the rhino is an animal with horns on its nose. The large mammal has, at the end of the muzzle, one or two horns depending on the species.
In addition, the rhino has short but huge legs. His foot has three toes that end in a hoof. The animal is endowed with incredible strength due to its large muscle mass: it can run up to 50 km / h. It has a thick skin of gray or brown color. The rhino is present in a large part of the world, namely: in Africa, Sumatra, Borneo, India, Vietnam, Nepal as well as Java. Its natural environment is above all the savannah. They are generally solitary animals. The rhino, as a herbivore, is an animal that feeds on leaves, grasses, plants and fruits, and is the largest land mammal today, after the elephant. He cannot see very well, but he has a very developed hearing and sense of smell. Rhinos sleep during the day and are active at night.