Let’s start with the general species name, rhinoceros. It comes from two Greek words, rhino (nose) and ceros (horn). So rhinoceroses are “nose-horned.” Yes, really, the second-largest land animal on the plant has a name which took all of second to dream up.
Moving on to the different types of rhinos. There are five species: the white rhinoceros and black rhinoceros (native to Africa) the Indian rhinoceros, Javan rhinoceros, and Sumatran rhinoceros. You’ll never guess where they live!
