RHINO MATING IN PAIN | Rhino mating in front of tourist | Nairobi National Park

 

Rhinos look very similar to dinosaurs, especially the Triceratops. Have you ever seen replicas of dinosaurs at a museum or a zoo? They have leathery skin, broad legs and most had enormous bodies. If you were able to time warp a rhino back to prehistoric times you could imagine a rhino taking on a T-rex! But a Tyrannosaurus was 12-20 feet tall and would have no trouble fending off a 6-foot-tall rhino. Triceratopses are much bigger than rhinos as well, but are rhinos descendants of these horned dinos? Let’s find out! Triceratops and rhinos both have similar body structures, and both have horns on their head. 

Triceratops had three horns and were 30 feet long and weighed 12,000-16,000lbs. Rhinos have two horns (some have one) and are 12-13 feet long and the largest ones weigh between 3,000-7,500lbs. Triceratops were believed to be herbivores, consuming grasses, twigs, and fruit, and rhinos are also herbivores. So, it would seem that rhinos could be smaller relatives of these dinosaurs, however, this is untrue. Rhinos are not related to dinosaurs, even remotely. The biggest difference is that rhinos are mammals and dinosaurs are considered reptiles.

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