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
Ngorongoro Crater tour safaris
by Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safaris (KITASA) None
30 Jun 2017
Huge-horned rhino in Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
Photo taken at Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa by Morgan Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
11 May 2015
White Rhino, Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
Photo taken at Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa by Wild Planet Safari Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
30 Oct 2013
Rhino, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Photo taken at Kruger National Park, South Africa by Wild Planet Safari Kruger National Park, South Africa
18 Oct 2016
Photo taken at Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya by Absolute Holiday Safaris Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
21 Nov 2019
Rhino in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
Photo taken at Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya by African Memorable Safaris Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
08 Jan 2015
Found in these countries:
Botswana
Kenya
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
International rhinoceros day is celebrated on 22 September
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