Teleoceras (SciiFii)

The American water rhinoceros (Teleoceras modernus) is a species of one-horned rhinoceros that originally lived in North America during the Miocene through Pliocene epochs as an extinct species of Teleoceras around 17.5 to 4.9 million years ago and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced to the modern forests, swamps, open woodlands, and grasslands of North America to help boost biodiversity. It has much shorter legs than native modern rhinos, and a barrel chest, making its build more like that of a hippopotamus than a modern-styled rhino. Despite its name and body build, it is not normally an aquatic/amphibious animal unlike what people once thought Teleoceras behave like, instead, it is a fully-terrestrial grazing animal that mainly feeds on a wide range of grasses. Unlike the original species of Teleoceras, the modern American water rhinoceroses can feed on, not just the grasses that the original species fed on, but also more widespread grasses such as C4 grasses, which explains why modern American water rhinoceroses are far more successful and adaptable than the extinct species. The American water rhinoceroses are mostly solitary animals, but during mating seasons, males try to find suitable females to help increase their chance of future survival as a species, with females caring for their young for about two to three years. The conservation status of the American water rhinoceros is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the American water rhinoceeos' wide range, and its tolerance to some degree of habitat loss, much like whitetail/mule deer, allowing the American water rhinoceroses to survive and flourish in parts of the cities and suburbs.
Category:Animals
Category:SciiFii