The woolly rhinoceros was common across Europe and Asia, featuring in many cave paintings. Along with intraspecific combat and defense, it is possible they used their horns - the front one reaching over a meter in length - to move deep snow in order to uncover vegetation. Woolly rhinos, like modern rhinos, were herbivorous, feeding mainly on grasses and sedges that grew on the steppes using their wide upper lips to pluck the vegetation. Its thick hairy coat, known to be a reddish-brown color, and large fatty shoulder hump were both adaptations to the cold climates in which it lived. It was similar in size to a modern day White Rhinoceros, but may have been heavier, with a maximum weight of 2700kg (6000lb) being estimated. The Woolly Rhinoceros is a species of rhinoceros that lived during the Pleistocene Epoch.
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