h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

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A white rhino ... sleeping. I hope I captured just how relaxed it is. In many places in Africa you'll see people guarding sleeping rhinos ... 24-hour anti-poacher escorts. What a difference, seeing a man with a gun standing by a great rhino lying on the ground ... and the rhino is only sleeping, and the man there to protect it!

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A baby white rhino suckling from its mom!

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A pangolin! How many of you knew such things exist? It's a mammal, but covered in scales. No, it's not a primitive kind of mammal, it's very advanced actually. The scales are not exactly the kind of scales reptiles have, they are sort of an elaboration of the kind of scales found on the tails of some rodents. I don't think pangolins are very closely related to rodents, though, they're generally put in an order of their own. There are many fascinating facts about these weird beasties, I certainly plan to do a full article on them soon.