
The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. The white rhinoceros consists of two subspecies: the southern white rhinoceros, with an estimated 17,460 wild-living animals at the end of 2007, and the much rarer northern white rhinoceros.
Similar species: Odd-toed Ungulates
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Uploaded Aug 7, 2014. Captured Jun 22, 2009 13:39 in Nakuru - Nairobi Road, Kenya.
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The sky is really great, looks very desolate. Posted 7 years ago
Just one thing. Due to the persistent poaching problem we have in Africa, photographers here are now ensuring that any photos of rhinos or indeed elephants with great tusks posted on the internet do not divulge the animals location and that GPS is not used. I appreciate that poachers now have access to the technology etc. to locate these animals, but we feel that we have to do our bit to protect them, however small or seemingly insignificant it may seem.
( Just noticed this photo was taken in 2009! But still, for future reference!) Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
Cheers! Posted 7 years ago
Anyway, still love this photo...really haunting. Posted 7 years ago