R is for Rhinoceros

Some kinds of rhinoceros are very big animals.

Some kinds are smaller.

Rhinos have thick grey skin.





Some kinds of rhinoceros have 2 horns on their nose.
Some kinds have 1 horn on their nose.



Rhinoceros eat only plants.

Some kinds eat only grass.

Some kinds eat leaves from bushes.

A baby rhinoceros is called a calf. Its father is called a bull, and its mother is called a cow.


Words

rhinoceros
An animal with one or two horns on its nose.
Say -
rye-NOSS-uh-russ


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