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Question: Some people hunt and kill rhinos. What part of the rhino’s body do they want?

WHY I LIKE RHINOS

Rhinos mind their own business. They like nothing better than to stand around and eat grass from the ground, or, depending on what kind of rhino, nip leaves off bushes. They love to roll in the mud, too. Mud keeps rhinos cool, and they use it for sunscreen. I’ve sat in my car and watched rhinos many times. Recently, I watched one lick a rock for 20 minutes. “Rock-licker,” I called him. Then he rubbed his chin on the rock. And his stomach. And his hips. “Rock-rubber,” I called him. Rhinos have marvelous ears. Have you ever looked at a rhino ear? It is somehow like a curled leaf, or flower petals, or a gracefully rolled paper cone for holding nuts. Rhinos seem mythical or magical to some people. Maybe that is because they have a horn. Actually, they have two horns, but one is more prominent. Maybe rhinos are behind the idea of the unicorn. When people see something near-magical in an animal, they want that thing. In the case of rhinos, it’s the horn. So people kill the rhinos and cut off their horns, even though the horns are made of the same kind of protein that’s in your hair or fingernails. But people who want magic horns don’t like to hear that. They don’t seem to care that there are only about 30,000 rhinos left in the world today. I wish they would mind their own business. Rhinos mind their own business. They eat grass. They lick rocks. They rub rocks. They don’t try to sell you anything or ask for favors. A living rhino makes a fine acquaintance. Take time to get to know rhinos on World Rhino Day, celebrated every year on September 22.

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Question: What day do people around the world celebrate rhinos?

WHY I LIKE RHINOS

Rhinos mind their own business. They like nothing better than to stand around and eat grass from the ground, or, depending on what kind of rhino, nip leaves off bushes. They love to roll in the mud, too. Mud keeps rhinos cool, and they use it for sunscreen. I’ve sat in my car and watched rhinos many times. Recently, I watched one lick a rock for 20 minutes. “Rock-licker,” I called him. Then he rubbed his chin on the rock. And his stomach. And his hips. “Rock-rubber,” I called him. Rhinos have marvelous ears. Have you ever looked at a rhino ear? It is somehow like a curled leaf, or flower petals, or a gracefully rolled paper cone for holding nuts. Rhinos seem mythical or magical to some people. Maybe that is because they have a horn. Actually, they have two horns, but one is more prominent. Maybe rhinos are behind the idea of the unicorn. When people see something near-magical in an animal, they want that thing. In the case of rhinos, it’s the horn. So people kill the rhinos and cut off their horns, even though the horns are made of the same kind of protein that’s in your hair or fingernails. But people who want magic horns don’t like to hear that. They don’t seem to care that there are only about 30,000 rhinos left in the world today. I wish they would mind their own business. Rhinos mind their own business. They eat grass. They lick rocks. They rub rocks. They don’t try to sell you anything or ask for favors. A living rhino makes a fine acquaintance. Take time to get to know rhinos on World Rhino Day, celebrated every year on September 22.

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Question: How many rhinos are in the world?

WHY I LIKE RHINOS

Rhinos mind their own business. They like nothing better than to stand around and eat grass from the ground, or, depending on what kind of rhino, nip leaves off bushes. They love to roll in the mud, too. Mud keeps rhinos cool, and they use it for sunscreen. I’ve sat in my car and watched rhinos many times. Recently, I watched one lick a rock for 20 minutes. “Rock-licker,” I called him. Then he rubbed his chin on the rock. And his stomach. And his hips. “Rock-rubber,” I called him. Rhinos have marvelous ears. Have you ever looked at a rhino ear? It is somehow like a curled leaf, or flower petals, or a gracefully rolled paper cone for holding nuts. Rhinos seem mythical or magical to some people. Maybe that is because they have a horn. Actually, they have two horns, but one is more prominent. Maybe rhinos are behind the idea of the unicorn. When people see something near-magical in an animal, they want that thing. In the case of rhinos, it’s the horn. So people kill the rhinos and cut off their horns, even though the horns are made of the same kind of protein that’s in your hair or fingernails. But people who want magic horns don’t like to hear that. They don’t seem to care that there are only about 30,000 rhinos left in the world today. I wish they would mind their own business. Rhinos mind their own business. They eat grass. They lick rocks. They rub rocks. They don’t try to sell you anything or ask for favors. A living rhino makes a fine acquaintance. Take time to get to know rhinos on World Rhino Day, celebrated every year on September 22.

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Question: Which is considered to be helpful in keeping the rhinos cool?

WHY I LIKE RHINOS

Rhinos mind their own business. They like nothing better than to stand around and eat grass from the ground, or, depending on what kind of rhino, nip leaves off bushes. They love to roll in the mud, too. Mud keeps rhinos cool, and they use it for sunscreen. I’ve sat in my car and watched rhinos many times. Recently, I watched one lick a rock for 20 minutes. “Rock-licker,” I called him. Then he rubbed his chin on the rock. And his stomach. And his hips. “Rock-rubber,” I called him. Rhinos have marvelous ears. Have you ever looked at a rhino ear? It is somehow like a curled leaf, or flower petals, or a gracefully rolled paper cone for holding nuts. Rhinos seem mythical or magical to some people. Maybe that is because they have a horn. Actually, they have two horns, but one is more prominent. Maybe rhinos are behind the idea of the unicorn. When people see something near-magical in an animal, they want that thing. In the case of rhinos, it’s the horn. So people kill the rhinos and cut off their horns, even though the horns are made of the same kind of protein that’s in your hair or fingernails. But people who want magic horns don’t like to hear that. They don’t seem to care that there are only about 30,000 rhinos left in the world today. I wish they would mind their own business. Rhinos mind their own business. They eat grass. They lick rocks. They rub rocks. They don’t try to sell you anything or ask for favors. A living rhino makes a fine acquaintance. Take time to get to know rhinos on World Rhino Day, celebrated every year on September 22.