It is a large, thick-skinned mammal that roams hot, grassy plains in Africa . The only animals that can kill adult rhinos are people.
Poachers sell rhino horns to use in folk medicine.
Rhinos are an endangered species because of hunting and the loss of habitat. The nose horns are made from a hairlike substance that grows throughout the rhino's life. If the horn is broken off, it will grow back. The White Rhinoceros is nocturnal , it is most active at night and during sunrise and sunset. During the hot African day, it lies in mud or dust.