https://www.pitara.com/tags/rhinos/Recent content in Rhinos on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSun, 05 Jul 2026 13:47:54 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/how-many-kinds-of-rhinos-are-there/Thu, 19 Oct 2000 02:17:34 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/how-many-kinds-of-rhinos-are-there/<figure class="image-medium"> <a class="lightbox-link" href="https://www.pitara.com/media/how-many-kinds-of-rhinos-are-there_hu_68ba9b1df5b7b17a.webp" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/how-many-kinds-of-rhinos-are-there_hu_17335e24cbc3c1fa.webp" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/how-many-kinds-of-rhinos-are-there_hu_bb06a2baae60b237.webp 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/how-many-kinds-of-rhinos-are-there_hu_17335e24cbc3c1fa.webp 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="How Many Kinds of Rhinos are There?" height="672" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> </figure> <p>A modern day rhino or rhinoceros looks pretty much like its ancestor that existed on earth more than 30 million years ago.</p> <p>Its status as an animal &ldquo;biggie&rdquo; hasn&rsquo;t changed much either. The ancestors of the modern-day rhinoceros – the 4 feet tall Uintatherium and the 15 feet high Indricotherium – were the largest land mammals ever. Today&rsquo;s rhino is the largest living land mammal, after the African elephant, in terms of size and weight.</p>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-fearless-rhino/Tue, 16 Jan 2001 00:37:29 +0000https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-fearless-rhino/<p>The rhino looks so fierce and strong<br> He has a pointed spear<br> His skin is rough and oh so tough<br> He knows not what is fear!</p> <p>Do you want to meet him too?<br> Go eastward – if you care<br> Kaziranga is the name<br> You&rsquo;re sure to find him there!</p> <figure class="image-medium"> <a class="lightbox-link" href="https://www.pitara.com/media/the-fearless-rhino_hu_4263ea687ddbd201.webp" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/the-fearless-rhino_hu_d761448176fe232.webp" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/the-fearless-rhino_hu_560f329a1c33b9a7.webp 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/the-fearless-rhino_hu_d761448176fe232.webp 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="A one-horned Indian rhino in the tall grass of Kaziranga with a myna bird on its back, drawn in bold Gond patterning" height="672" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> </figure> <p>(C) Swapna Dutta</p>