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Large mammals
White rhinoceros
White rhinoceros · Ceratotherium simum
White rhinoceroses impress with their massive bodies and broad mouths, and prefer to be out on open grasslands.
Fact file
- Size
- Up to 2.3 tonnes in weight and up to 4 metres in length, shoulder height around 1.80 metres
- Males and females
- Both sexes have horns; bulls are more powerfully built and usually slightly larger
- Sounds
- Grunting, snorting and occasionally a dull squeaking when agitated
- Diet
- Feeds almost exclusively on short grass in open savannas
- Offspring
- A single calf after a gestation period of around 16 months, births mostly in the rainy season
How to identify White rhinoceros
White rhinoceroses are striking for their massive, almost barrel-shaped build. Typical is the conspicuously broad, straight mouth which also gives the animal its name. Their thick grey skin appears almost hairless and in places shows deep folds and scars. Two horns sit one behind the other on the snout, with the front one usually growing longer than the rear one. The head is carried low.
Adult rhinos reach up to four metres in length and weigh up to 2.3 tonnes. Unlike black rhinoceroses their mouth is not pointed but distinctly rounded and broad. They look compact and powerful, with short legs and a barely visible, bushy tail tip.
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Where White rhinoceros live
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