Rhinos

South Africa is home to some of the most impressive national parks in the world. It features a variety of heart-stopping landscapes, from the dry Kalahari D ...

A mother and calf Black Rhino. Only the Black and White Rhinos have two horns. The Black Rhino has a pointed lip and the White Rhino has a square lip. They are highly endangered (both) groups, with the Western Rhino declared extinct in 2011.

The word rhinoceros is derived from Greek, and is a combination of two words - rhino (nose) and ceros (horn). The black rhino is perfectly personified by th ...

Discover black rhino vs white rhino facts, including size, habitat, diet, lip, breeding and more. Do your part in preserving both black and white rhinos.

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World Rhino Day is just around the corner, and here at San Diego Zoo Global we celebrate these gentle giants every day. Rhinos are one of the world’s most endangered animals, and the Nikita Kahn Rhino Rescue Center at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park is dedicated to saving them from extinction. This one-of-a-kind sanctuary is home to 6 southern white rhinos who were saved from poaching. One of them, named Wallis, even had a bullet lodged in her side. With time and careful attention, it was…

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Photo by @hshphotos A rhino and it’s fading reflection. #wild #rhino #kenya #nature #wildlife #animals #natures #igs_africa #igscwildlife #saveleopards #wildeyesa #reflection #earthcapture (at Ken…

Say the word pachyderm, and what comes to mind? Probably an elephant—and that would be correct. But there are also other pachyderms. Rhinos, hippos, tapirs, and swine are part of this heavyweight category, as well. Some people would even include horses. Other than being fairly large animals, what do they have in common? They are all thick—thick-skinned, that is. Read more: zoonooz.sandiegozoo.org/zoonooz/pachyderms-revealed/

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