MAMMALS

The last two surviving Northern White Rhino females in the wild were translocated from a Zoo in the Czech Republic. As these ex-Zoo animals have not yet been bred in the wild, under RedList rules, they cannot be included in the wild population for this Red List assessment. The largest private White Rhino subpopulation that […]

Since the white rhino evolved from the black rhino, they have a similar appearance. The biggest difference among the black and white rhinos is in the shape of the neck and the mouth. White rhinos have broad, flat lips 20 cm wide for grazing and the head cannot be lifted above the back. The upward

SOUTHERN WHITE RHINOCEROS Order: PerissodactylaFamily: RhinocerotidaeRange or distribution: Eastern and Southern Africa. White rhinos live in savannas and grasslands; swamps when is dry season Herbivores. Graze on short grass and low savanna bushes. Lifespan: 25 to 30 years in the wild; up to 45 years in zoos. Size: Length 13 to 17 feet.Height 5-7 feet.

The northern subspecies were found in a past, west of the Upper Nile River, from northwestern Uganda and the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo northward into southern Sudan and adjacent parts of the Central African Republic and the southern border of Chad. A feature of the historical distribution of the species as a whole

The white rhinoceros and the Indian rhinoceros are partially selective roughage herbivores. White rhinos feed mostly on short, sweet, and appetizing grasses and do not ruminate because they are monogastric. White rhinos are dependent on water and drink up to 50 liters at a time with average water consumption of 12 liters per day. The

White rhinos lived in abundance alongside the indigenous people of southern Africa. The Zulus did not regard their flesh as edible and so did not hunt them. Only when white adventurers arrived with guns, and rhino hide and horns became a trade commodity, did the situation change. Animals were easily found waiting in the dry