Rhinos are generally solitary, but can occur in small, matriarchal-organized herds. Bulls are mostly loners and live territorial. The individual animals live in tightly defined areas that are marked with urine and feces. Rhinos are more active during dusk and at night then they are during the daytime. They are shy animals that avoid human contact, so reports of rhino aggressiveness are usually greatly exaggerated. The Asian rhino species, which all have a front dentition, use their horns rarely in battle except with other rhinos; their real weapons are the dagger-like incisors of the lower jaw, with which they tear dangerous and deep wounds. The African rhino species will use their horns as a primary weapon for defense or themselves or territory against other animal species. | Rhinos are generally solitary, but can occur in small, matriarchal-organized herds. Bulls are mostly loners and live territorial. The individual animals live in tightly defined areas that are marked with urine and feces. Rhinos are more active during dusk and at night then they are during the daytime. They are shy animals that avoid human contact, so reports of rhino aggressiveness are usually greatly exaggerated. The Asian rhino species, which all have a front dentition, use their horns rarely in battle except with other rhinos; their real weapons are the dagger-like incisors of the lower jaw, with which they tear dangerous and deep wounds. The African rhino species will use their horns as a primary weapon for defense or themselves or territory against other animal species. |