Its prehensile, triangular upper lip characterizes the black rhinoceros. The species uses its upper-lip to act as a finger-like extension to browse for branches and shrubs. Anatomically, the black rhinoceros is substantially smaller than the other African species. Males can weigh up to 3,000 pounds while females can weigh up to 2,000 pounds. An adult black rhinoceros can stand at heights of five feet tall. Unlike the white rhinoceros, the black rhinoceros has a small head, which requires fewer muscles
“I predict that the natural hoof care practitioner of the future will be less of a trimmer, than a diagnostician of healthy changes in the hoof and an expert at creating natural behavioral stimuli in the track that serve the adaptation mechanism”(Jackson). What I will be talking about during this research paper is shoeing horses. Contemplating the workings of horse hooves, I found that a horse being shod does not hurt the hoof like so many would argue because when a horse is working on hard ground
hooves that have an odd number of toes on the rear feet are known as odd-toed ungulates. The middle toe on each rear hoof is usually larger than the ones next to them. Horses are members of the odd-toed ungulates which includes the horses, tapirs, and rhinoceroses. They are relatively large grazing animals with only one stomach. They digest plant materials in their intestines rather than in their stomachs as the even-toed ungulates do. (Wikipedia, 1) By the beginning of the Eocene period some fifty-five
The Evolution of Whales Image sitting on the beach one July morning. The sun is beaming down and decide to go for a swim. As you approach the water, you see a whale unusually close. You begin to get nervous as it continues to approach the shore. However, you aren’t worried because you know that they are confined to the sea. As the whale comes near you can see it clearly. Just as you think that it will turn around, the whale walks out of the ocean! If you were to live during the tertiary
archipterygial has both preaxis and postaxial elements. Metapterygial has only preaxial elements. How do artiodactyls differ from perissodactyls? (2 points) The Artiodactyls are even-toed ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in odd-toed ungulates called perissodactyls. Perissodactyls have an odd number of toes and the middle toe on each hoof is usually larger than its neighbors.
extends back to an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae, a dog-like ancestor 55 to 42 million years ago in the genus Hyracotherium in North America. Hyracotherium had a primitively little face , four-toed forefeet, three-toed hind feet, an arched back, small brain, and higher hindquarters than forehand. Later genus has increased in body size, brain complexity, the size of cheek teeth, lengthening of the face, and reduction of toe number. However, even though horses got larger
The Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) is a large, even-toed ungulate native to the steppes of Central Asia. Of the two species of camel, it is by far the rarer. The Bactrian camel has two humps on its back, in contrast to the single-humped dromedary camel. Its population of two million exists mainly in the domesticated form. Some authorities, notably the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), use the binomial name Camelus ferus for the wild Bactrian camel and reserve Camelus bactrianus
tallest of the terrrestrial animals and largest of the ruminants. The average male giraffe can grow up to 16-20 feet tall and weigh 2,600 lbs. While the female can grow to 15 feet tall and weigh 1800 lbs. The giraffe is a genus of the African even-toed ungulate mammals. Although it will contain specific facts not unlike the ones you just read, it will be more of an overview on the animal as a whole. There are 4 different species and subspecies of the Giraffe such as the southern giraffe (Giraffa
Cattle are one of the most common type of large domesticated mammals. Cattle are raised as livestock for meat, dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals. In other parts of the world cattle have significant religious meaning to people. Many of us take cattle for granted but there are parts of the world that they are worshiped and not used for dairy or meat. Not many people know this but cows have a four compartment stomach. “The stomach includes the rumen, reticulum,
Not only are giraffes the tallest animals in the world, they are also one of the most recognizable. Their characteristic long necks quickly captivate any audience. That being said, it is not commonly known that there are thought to be nine subspecies of Giraffa camelopardalis. In fact, there is increasing evidence that these could potentially be separate species in their own right. This paper will discuss where giraffes fit in the Tree of Life and identify the giraffe’s closest relatives, differentiate
The United Arab Emirates is traditionally well-known for its attachments to camel, they are also known as one of the iconic symbols in the culture of the UAE. Camels have played a significant role in the lives of the Emirati people for centuries, and they are also known as one the very few animals that are able to survive through harsh conditions in the desert. In the past, the Bedouins or the nomads were mostly dependent on camels for their essential needs. However, camels still play an important
The United Arab Emirates is traditionally well-known for its attachments to camel, they are also known as one of the iconic symbols in the culture of the UAE. Camels have played a significant role in the lives of the Emirati people for centuries, and they are also known as one the very few animals that are able to survive through harsh conditions in the desert. In the past, the Bedouins or the nomads were mostly dependent on camels for their essential needs. However, camels still play an important
The orders of terrestrial mammals they used were Caniformia (dog-like), Artiodactyla (even toed ungulates), Afrotheria (African), and Musteloidea (similar skull and teeth shapes), and the aquatic mammal orders studied were Sirenia (sea cow), Pinnipedia (seals), Odontoceti, (toothed whales) and Mysticeti (baleen whales) (Gearty, McClain, Payne).