White Rhinoceros
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| Conservation status | Near Threatened (Population increasing) |
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| Class | Mammalia |
| Scientific name | Ceratotherium simum |
| Order | Perissodactyla |
| Family | Rhinocerotidae |
| Mass | Male: 2,300 kg, Female: 1,700 kg |
| Did you know | An alternative name for the white rhinoceros, more accurate but rarely used, is the square-lipped rhinoceros. |
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| ID | 962318 |
About White Rhinoceros
The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species.
Martyn Stewart: The David Attenborough of sound
Dec 2,2021 4:48 am
... At least four of the species he s recorded are now extinct in the wild, including the northern White Rhinoceros and the Panamanian tree frog...
Kenya northern white rhinos: Vets harvest eggs from last two females
Feb 16,2020 5:35 am
... It is hoped the harvested eggs will be fertilised using frozen sperm from a deceased northern White Rhinoceros...
White rhinoceros Photos
