Woolly Rhinoceros

Coelodonta antiquitatis

Woolly Rhinoceros was a large Ice Age mammal that lived alongside early humans and other megafauna.

Habitat: Ice Age grasslands and tundra

Appearance

The Woolly Rhinoceros is a stout, cold-adapted ancient rhino with incredibly thick, shaggy brown fur covering its body. It featured a huge, flattened horn on its snout, distinct from the upright horn of modern rhinos, designed for sweeping snow.

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Woolly Rhinoceros

Interesting facts

Ancient cave paintings show Woolly Rhinos, drawn by humans thousands of years ago!

Its enormous horn wasn't bone, but keratin, just like your fingernails and hair!

They shared their Ice Age world with other giants like Woolly Mammoths and Saber-toothed Cats!

Well-preserved bodies have been found frozen in Siberian ice, giving us amazing clues!

Special abilities

Woolly Rhinoceros has super-thick fur that helps them stay warm and survive freezing Ice Age temperatures.

Woolly Rhinoceros can use its massive, shovel-like horn to clear snow and dig for hidden plants to eat.

Woolly Rhinoceros has sturdy, short legs and broad feet that help them walk and run across snowy, icy ground.

Measurements & details

Estimated Length: 3.2-4.5 m
Estimated Weight: 1800-2700 kg
Era: Pleistocene
Extinct Millions Years Ago: 0.01

Diet & Feeding

A massive herbivore that grazed on tough grasses and small shrubs found in freezing landscapes.

Primary Foods

Grasses
Sedges
Mosses
Lichens
Dwarf shrubs

Foraging Method

Grazing

Ecological connections

eaten by

Cave Lion

Panthera spelaea

Hunted young or weakened rhinos.

eaten by

Neanderthal

Homo neanderthalensis

Hunted rhinos for meat, hide, and bones.

eaten by

Spotted Hyaena

Crocuta crocuta

Scavenged rhino carcasses and sometimes hunted.

Traits

Furry

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Camouflaged

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Tusked

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Ancient

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Fossil

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