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Monkey and Rhinoceros. Mallory Z. and Michael S. There are five different groups of animals with vertebrates. Mammals. Reptiles. Fish. Amphibians. Birds. Most mammals…. Are warm blooded Have hair or fur Give birth to live young Feed their babies with mother’s milk
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Monkey and Rhinoceros Mallory Z. and Michael S.
There are five different groups of animals with vertebrates. Mammals Reptiles Fish Amphibians Birds
Most mammals… Are warm blooded Have hair or fur Give birth to live young Feed their babies with mother’s milk Breathe through lungs
Rhinoceros The rhino is a large fast moving mammal. He likes to eat plants. He can use his horn to help him dig roots. The rhino has thick skin to help protect it from the hot sun in Africa.
Rhinoceros The only animals that can kill adult rhinos are people. Poachers sell the rhino’s horns. A rhino moves fast to stay away from people.
Rhinoceros Rhinos have terrible eyesight, but they are good at hearing and smelling. They can hear things moving and their nose helps them smell when something is wrong so that they can run from danger.
Rhinoceros Rhinos have hoofs that help it walk in the dry desert. Their hoofs help them walk in the water, too. White rhinoceros are social animals and like to stay in a group.
Rhinoceros The rhinoceros protects himself with his horn. If a rhino’s horn gets broken off it will grow back. The horn is made from a hair-like substance. It grows throughout the rhino’s life, just like our fingernails. The horn can grow from one to three inches each year.
Howler Monkey The howler monkey has five-toed grasping feet to help him hold onto branches.
Howler Monkey The howler monkey has hands to help it climb trees to get food.
Howler Monkey The howler monkey is the loudest monkey and the loudest land animal. The only animal that is louder then the howler monkey is the blue whale. The noise sends a clear message to other monkeys:
Howler Monkey They can use their tail as an extra arm to grip or even hang from branches. A gripping tail is helpful to howler monkeys because they rarely go down to the ground. They like to stay in the tops of trees munching on the leaves that make up most of their diet.
Howler Monkey Howler monkeys have beards and long, thick hair which may be black, brown, or red. Their color helps them blend into the trees. The male is black and the female is brown.
We hope you’ve learned a lot about Rhinoceros and Howler Monkeys. Look for them at a zoo near your town.