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Informative Speech On Rhinos
Hey, rhinos are Really cool!

These are some really cool and creepy facts about rhinos you do or do not Did you know that the name rhinoceros means ‘nose horn’ and is often shortened to rhino. These are the facts that I know.White rhino can weigh over 3500 kg that 7,700 pounds.

Even though rhinos are very large, they actually have small brains. The rhinoceros horns are made of a protein called keratin, the same material your fingernails and hair are made of. A group of rhinos is known as a herd or crash. They're also becoming extinct because of the value of their horns. That is why hunters can sneak up so close to the rhinoceros. Their eyesight is very poor. You could get right next to it before it can look at your feet. The lifespan of a

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