The table below provides some information about the feeding methods of the five rhinoceros species.
Rhinoceros Species Method of Feeding
Browses on woody
plants and shrubs
Black rhinoceros and eats some fallen
fruits; rarely eats
grass
Grazes on short
grasses most of the
White rhinoceros year but will eat tall
grasses when shorter
grasses are depleted
Mainly grazes on
tall grasses; will eat
Indian rhinoceros short grasses, shrubs,
woody plants, and
fruits
Browses the leaves
and shoots of small
Javan rhinoceros
trees and eats some
fallen fruits
Browses the leaves
and shoots of small
Sumatran rhinoceros
trees and eats some
fallen fruits
Which rhinoceros species is best adapted for feeding in the large
open grasslands of Africa's Serengeti ecosystem?
Black rhinoceros
с
Sumatran rhinoceros
B
White rhinoceros
Javan rhinoceros