28/07/2024
African Rhinoceros Facts
1. Smile Pretty: How to identify the black rhino from the white (they are both grey)! Their mouths, white rhinos have wide mouths, black rhino mouths are tapered.
2. The white rhino got its name from the Afrikaans word βwytβ which means wide and is a reference to the shape of his mouth.
3. Growth spurt: Rhino horn is keratin, like fingernails or hair, and grows continuously 2.5 to 4 inches (60 β100 mm) per year, throughout his life.
4. Watch out! A group of rhinos living together is called a βcrash.β Hmmm, that seems appropriate!
Other Names for Rhinos
White Rhino: The white rhino is sometimes referred to as the square lipped rhino.
Black Rhino: The black rhino is sometimes referred to as the hook-lipped rhino.
The easiest way to distinguish black from white rhino is by their mouths. The white rhino's mouth is straight across, perfect for ground grazing. Black rhinos browse bushes and shrubs, their mouths are more pointed.
1. White Rhinoceros: Ceratotherium Simum
2. Black Rhinoceros: Diceros Bicornis
There are two subspecies of white rhinoceros: The southern white rhino is the most numerous of all rhinoceros, but the northern white rhino is believed extinct in the wild.
1. Southern White Rhinoceros:
C. s. simum. IUCN
Red List: Near Threatened.
2. Northern White Rhinoceros:
C. s. Cottoni
(only three animals remain in captivity).
Considered extinct.
Three Surviving Subspecies of Black Rhinoceros:
1. South-Western Black Rhinoceros:
D.b. bicornis. IUCN
Red List: Vulnerable
2. Eastern Black Rhinoceros:
D.b. michaeli. IUCN
Red List: Critically endangered
3. South-Central Black Rhinoceros:
D.b.minor. IUCN
Red List: Critically endangered.
These Animals are So Unique, Beautiful and Basically Extinct.
To have an Experience and see these Rhinoceros in real Life is Glorious! π€