Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search
31 bytes added ,  09:47, July 18, 2008
no edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:  
[[Image:RHINO.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
 
[[Image:RHINO.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
   −
The [[rhinoceros]] is one of several kinds of large [[pachyderm]]atous [[herbivore|herbivorous]] mammals of Africa and Asia, equipped with one or two nasal horns, actually composed of compressed hair.  
+
The [[rhinoceros]] is one of several kinds of large [[pachyderm]]atous [[herbivore|herbivorous]] mammals of Africa and Asia, equipped with one or two nasal horns which is composed of compressed hair much like the human fingernail.  
   −
Rhinoceri have poor vision but good senses of smell.
+
Rhinoceri have poor vision but a good sense of smell.
    
Five sorts are in existence today, but all with greatly diminished ranges; all are threatened with [[extinction]] due to [[poaching]], as their horns command enormous prices, being believed to have [[aphrodisiac]] properties. The legend of the [[unicorn]] is believed by some to have been based on seeing some sort of rhinoceros.
 
Five sorts are in existence today, but all with greatly diminished ranges; all are threatened with [[extinction]] due to [[poaching]], as their horns command enormous prices, being believed to have [[aphrodisiac]] properties. The legend of the [[unicorn]] is believed by some to have been based on seeing some sort of rhinoceros.
195

edits

Navigation menu