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Wrong weights for Indian rhinos

The weights reported in the wiki text for Indian rhinos are significantly larger than those reported in the cited source. They need to be fixed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.115.60.49 (talk) 04:04, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rhinoceros originated from India

http://hub.jhu.edu/2014/11/20/india-fossils-perissodactyla

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Horses-and-rhinos-originated-in-India-Researchers/articleshow/45218292.cms

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/weird-science/what-horses-rhinos-have-common-ancestor-india-n253026

The science is observational, lagging far behind a crisis.

 The Northern White Rhino is now extinct (non-breeding) and the Southern subspecies has lost most of its protection. It is facing a total onslaught, driven by Asian big money coupled with new levels of poverty in southern Africa. 
 Iconic African ('Big 5') habitat has retreated to just a few areas in southern Africa, where it is defined by the patrolling habit of the dominant male rhino. "Wyd Rhino" . 'Save the Rhino' has declared today (22/08/15) that the Sumatran rhino is extinct in Malaysia. ^[1]

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^ https://www.savetherhino.org/latest_news/news/1343_wild_sumatran_rhinos_considered_extinct_in_malaysia

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Improvement suggested

The very unclear sentence:

"Rhino horns are made of keratin, the same material as hair and fingernails, and there is no good evidence of any health benefits"

ought to read:

"Rhino horns are made of keratin, the same material as hair and fingernails, and there is no good evidence of any health benefits to consuming them"

for much greater clarity.

Editing suggestion

These sentences :

"The collective noun for a group of rhinoceroses is crash or herd. The name has been in use since the 14th century.[8]"

should be reversed as such :

"The name has been in use since the 14th century.[8] The collective noun for a group of rhinoceroses is crash or herd."

Their original order makes it seem like the subject of the second sentence is referring to the collective noun for rhinoceroses, but it's referring to the name rhinoceros. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RyeKou (talk • contribs) 17:19, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://www.savetherhino.org/latest_news/news/1343_wild_sumatran_rhinos_considered_extinct_in_malaysia

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