White rhinoceros
The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is one of the five species of rhinoceros that still exist and is one of the few megafauna species left. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species.
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| White Rhinoceros | |
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| Genus: | Ceratotherium |
| Species: | C. simum |
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| Ceratotherium simum (Burchell, 1817) | |
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| The white rhinoceros original range (orange: Northern (C. s. cottoni), green: Southern (C. s. simum)). | |
The northern subspecies has all but died out; the southern is rare.
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