In 2012, Aurora casket company, which had been founded in 1890 by Colonel John Backman in Aurora (IN), and which had been controlled since then by the Backman and Barrott fami â¦ lies, was sold to the New York based private equity firm Kohlberg & Company.
Rhinoceros 3D. Rhinoceros (typically abbreviated Rhino, or Rhino3D) is a commercial 3D computer graphics and computer-aided design (CAD) application software developed by Robert McNeel & Associates; an American, privately held, employee-owned company, that was founded in 1980.
1 Rhinos are the second largest land mammal in the world, next to the elephant. 2  In Greek, rhinoceros means rhino=nose, ceros=horn. 3  Rhino horns have no boney core, like other horned mammals. 4  Rhino horns grow from the skin, and are made of compacted hair and keratin (the same substance as human hair and fingernails).ale rhinos can weigh up to 5,000 pounds (thatâs more than 2 TONS). The rhino is the second largest land mammal in the world. A rhinoâs head can weigh up to 500 pounds. The large hump on its neck is pure muscle, which enables him to hold up its 500-pound head.