Rhino - F - 50,000,000 Rhinos

Oct 13, 2026

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A children’s illustrated leisure and culture text about rhinos, centered on Faru, a short-sighted young rhino born on the African plain. It highlights how rhino numbers have declined over millions of years and explains that five species exist today, with several already endangered. It describes threats such as poaching, notes extinctions and near-extinction, and follows Faru’s grief after his mother is killed and her horn taken.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryComic

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Pages36

Reading Time14 min

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LEISURE AND CULTURE DUNDEE # Rhino F 50,000,000Rhinos have beenarOund for50million years.Inaotthey havenchanged muchsince prehistorictimes.They onceroamed Africa,Asia,Europeand even NorthAmerica!1,000,000The number ofrhinos oncethought to bein the wild.30,000The number ofrhinos thought tobe arOund today C00810126X Bertrams 10/04/2019 E6.99 CC Rhinos are the second largest living land mammus u ucipi. There are five species of rhinoceros known today,three of which-Black,Javan and Sumatran-are already on the endangered species list.The African Western Black Rhino was declared extinct in 2011 andthe Northern White Rhino is on the verge of extinction. # AFRICAN RHINOS Black Rhino White RhinoThe population of theSouthern White Rhino isapprox 20,000 The population of black rhinos like Faru is currently at around 5,000 # ASIAN RHINOS Indian RhinoPopulation of thisrhino is currentlyaround 3,500 # Javan Rhino Sumatran Rhino Less than 70 now Less than 80 of theseare thought to existthrough poaching survive in the wild,in one location # the little rhino 必 Caroline Cass llustrated by Adrienne Kennaway 100 On the great African plain a little rhino was born. His name was Faru. 100 —Being a rhino he was veryshort-sighted,so he keptclose to his mother's side. Faru's mother loved him more that anything else in the world."What a fine horn youre going to have,"she said fondly.“You must always take good care of it.” Since there were few other rhinos his own age to play with Faru trotted offeach morning to join his friends,three rascally elephants. One day when he was two years old,Faru and hismother were grazing in the shade of a fever tree. Faru's mother fell to the ground.When she didn't move heburst into tears.Two men jumped out of the helicopter andtook away his mother's long curved horn. Faru was sad for a very long time after his motherdied.Often he felt like the only young rhino lefton the great plains. 900八100.11。17\#(10 1l/4 ul Why had so many rhinos disappeared,he wondered,where had they all gone? l/

FAQs

How long have rhinos been on Earth, according to the text?

Rhinos have been around for about 50,000,000 years.

Which rhino species are mentioned as endangered or threatened?

The text names Black, Javan, and Sumatran rhinos as already listed as endangered, and it also states that the African Western Black Rhino was declared extinct in 2011 while the Northern White Rhino is near extinction.

What happens to Faru’s mother and why does Faru grieve?

While grazing, Faru’s mother falls and dies; men arrive by helicopter and take away her long curved horn. Faru is sad for a long time and wonders why so many rhinos disappeared.

Oct 13, 2026

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