Nesorhinus sinensis (SciiFii)

The Chinese rhinoceros (Nesorhinus sinensis), also known as the Chinese one-horned rhinoceros, is a species rhinoceros of the genus Rhinoceros that originally lived in southeast Asia during the Late Pleistocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout China to help boost biodiversity. The Chinese rhinoceros is a very large rhinoceros of its genus, growing on average to be about 12 feet (3.8 meters), 6.5 feet (1.9 meters) at the shoulders, and weigh between 2200 and 2800 kilograms. It resembles a similarly-sized Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), but with a body build closer to a white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) and having a longer, stronger horn on its snout for defense against predators and to challenge rivals during breeding seasons. Like its relatives such as Indian rhinoceros, the Chinese rhinoceros is a solitary animal that spends throughout most of its entire life alone except during the breeding seasons. The conservation status of the Chinese rhinoceros is Near Threatened due to some habitat loss and historic poaching, however, thanks to the conservationists, the Chinese rhinoceros is a protected species and is recovering.
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