![]() ![]() A subspecific hybrid white rhino was bred at the Zoological Garden Dvur Kralove in the Czech Republic in 1977. The main difference between black and white rhinos is the shape of their mouths - white rhinos have broad flat lips for grazing, whereas black rhinos have long pointed lips for eating foliage. The mainly feed on grass which they pluck a few blades at a time with their broad, squareish upper lip. It is possible to drive a vehicle within a couple feet of them, or approach them on foot, at an equally close range, and they won't even bat an eyelash. White rhinos are remarkably non-aggressive. Their exposure in open country made them easy to spot and kill. They have broad square muzzle and prefer open country, where they crop grass. White rhinos are heavier and more placid than black rhinos. But black rhinos ironically were named after their color to distinguish them from white rhinos. "White" is a corruption of "”weit”, Afrikaans for wide, a reference to the animals wide lips. They are dived into two subspecies: the northern, which has been virtually wiped out in its home range in Uganda and the Sudan and the southern, which has made a come back in South Africa. ![]() White rhinoceroses weigh up to 4,500 pounds and stand six feet at the shoulder (males: 168 centimeters, females: 152 centimeters). See Separate Article on the SUMATRAN RHINO. Countries where Asian rhinos are found - Indonesia, Nepal and India - have pledged to take steps to grow their rhino populations by three percent annually. There are far fewer rhinos in Asia: only 3,500, versus 25,000 across Africa. Most Asian rhinoceroses are found in India and Nepal with some in Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and Vietnam and perhaps in Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, and The folds in the inch-thick hide of the one horned Indian and Sumatran rhinos make them look as if they are plated in armor. The African white rhino is the largest and the African black rhino is third, followed by the Sumatran rhino and the Javanese rhino. The one horned rhinoceros of Asia is the second largest of the five species of rhino. ![]() 1) the white rhinoceros of Africa 2) the black rhinoceros of Africa 3) the Indian rhinoceros 4) Sumatran rhinoceros of Sumatra, Borneo and Southeast Asia and 5) the Javanese rhinoceros. ![]()
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