They will go and wallow in muddy puddles to coat themselves in insect and sun repelling mud – but they don’t go for a swim. Eating grass and shrubs all day long – they are always seen on dry land during the day. Rhinos in the same countries tend to stick to dry land. They don’t move a lot – and they certainly don’t feed during the day. They love being submerged – sometimes for hours on end. Hippos are nearly always found in or very close to the water – sometimes only their noses are sticking out the surface of a giant lake. In Africa – hippos and rhinos live in very different places. 4: Hippos And Rhinos Live In Different Habitats Black and White rhinos are found only in Africa, but the Indian Rhino is found across Asia, and the Javan and Sumatran rhinos are found only in South-East Asia. There are two species of hippo alive today – the common hippo ( Hippopotamus amphibius) and the Pygmy Hippo ( Choeropsis liberiensis) – both of which are only found in Africa. 3: Hippos Only Live In Africa: Rhinos Are In Asia Too However, the White Rhino can have a horn over 1.5m (5ft) long.īlack, White and Sumatran rhinos also have a smaller second horn behind the first one. The Greater One-horned (Indian) and Lesser One-horned (Javan) only have one – and it can be up to 60cm (2ft) long in adults. There are five Rhino species – and all of them have a prominent horn right at the tip of their noses. Instead of fighting with their teeth – rhinos have grown giant horns.
Right at the front of their giant heads, they have either a flat mouth (White Rhino) or a pointed mouth (Black, Indian, Sumatran & Javan). Rhinos can be aggressive to each other (especially the Black Rhino), but their mouths are small. Their incredibly wide yawn is a threat to show these teeth off. These teeth can be over 60cm (2ft) long – and razor-sharp. Hippos have evolved to be very aggressive – and male hippos fight with their giant teeth. 1: Hippos And Rhinos Have Very Different Mouths
For example, if you see a horn (Rhino) or a huge wide yawn (hippo), you can’t go wrong – but let’s look in a bit more detail on each of those to be sure. Some of these features are so obvious that you shouldn’t have trouble telling them apart. Are Hippos And Rhinos Endangered? 5 Ways To Tell Hippos And Rhinos Apart:ġ: Size Of The Mouth – Hippos have one of the biggest mouths in the animal kingdom – you won’t notice a RhinosĢ: Giant Horn – Rhinos almost always have at least one giant pointed horn on the end of their nose – Hippos don’t have hornsģ: Location – If you see one in Asia of South-East Asia – it can only be a Rhino – Hippos only live in AfricaĤ: Habitat – Hippos are nearly always found on or next to water during the day – Rhinos feed out on the Savannaĥ: Numbers – Rhino are generally solitary – whereas Hippos can sit around in groups of up to 200
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