Rhinoceros
Rhinocerotidae
Behavior and diet
Both black and white rhinoceroses are actually gray. What distinguishes one from the other is not their color but their lip shape. The black rhino has a pointed upper lip, while its white relative has a squared lip. The difference in lip shape is related to their diets. Black rhinos get most of their sustenance from eating trees and bushes. They use their lips to pluck leaves and fruit from the branches. White rhinos graze on grasses, walking with their enormous heads and squared lips lowered to the ground. The white rhino is the larger of the two African species. It has a bigger head, due to the muscles that support its neck. Black and white rhinos have poor eyesight but an excellent sense of smell and hearing. Rhinos have a gestation period of approximately 16 months and normally have one young.
Rhinoceros photos
White Rhino @ Olpajeta - Mt Kenya
Photo taken at Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya by Amazing Memories Safaris Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya
25 Oct 2016
Photo taken at Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya by Marco Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
10 Nov 2014
Mud glorious mud (Rhino)
Photo taken at Okavango Delta, Botswana by Graham Okavango Delta, Botswana
03 Feb 2021
Black Rhino, Namibia
Photo taken at Namibia by tropicaltrailsarusha Namibia
10 Sep 2014
White Rhino. Kenya Lake Nakuru National Park
Photo taken at Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya by Best Camping Tours and Safaris Ltd Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
01 Jun 2015
Rhino in Serengeti Natinal park, around Mara Bush Area, these are black rhi...
Photo taken at Serengeti National Park, Tanzania by Serengeti Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
03 Dec 2016