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- White Rhinoceros - National Geographic
Both black and white rhinoceroses are actually gray They are different not in color but in lip shape The black rhino has a pointed upper lip, while its white relative has a squared lip The
- Top 10 Astonishing Facts About Rhinos - TheTopTens
Black and white rhinos are the same color Despite the two species having different colors in their names, the colors black and white have nothing to do with their actual appearance In fact, both species are grey The terms "white" and "black" rhino refer to their lips
- White Rhinoceros - Facts, Habitat, Conservation Status Pictures
The white rhinos are considered a ‘keystone species’ as they help increase the biodiversity of grasses and are also believed to play an important role in preventing forest fires Subspecies There are two subspecies of white rhinoceros Southern white rhinos (Ceratotherium simum simum) Northern white rhinos (Ceratotherium simum cottoni)
- Rhinoceros - African Wildlife Foundation
There are two species of African rhinos, the white rhino and black rhino, and each is distinct in its own way The white, or square-lipped, rhino derives its name from the Dutch word “weit,” meaning wide It is actually gray in color and has a hump on its neck and a long face The black, or hooked-lipped, rhino has a thick, hairless gray hide
- Rhino Facts - Animal Facts Encyclopedia
The most familiar rhinoceros species are the black rhino and the white rhino, but both of these animals are actually grey in color The term "white" stems from a misinterpretation of the word "wide" describing the shape of the white rhinos mouth, and the black rhino is so called because it is often the color of the mud it covers itself with
- White Rhinoceros - San Diego Zoo Animals Plants
Despite their name, white rhinos are gray in color How the white rhino came to be called “white” is uncertain One account says that it comes from the Dutch word wijde, or “wide,” referring to the white rhino’s wide lip or large size
- White Rhino Extinct - Facts, Diet Habitat Information
A White Rhinos skin color is quite similar to that of the Black Rhino An alternative common name for the white rhinoceros, more accurate but rarely used, is the square-lipped rhinoceros The White Rhinos genus, Ceratotherium, appropriately means ‘horned beast’
- White Rhino - Helping Rhinos
The white rhino is also known as the square-lipped rhino and is the larger of the two African species (black rhino, white rhino) There are two genetically distinct white rhino subspecies, the northern white rhinoceros (scientific name: Ceratotherium simum cottoni) and the southern white rhinoceros (scientific name: Ceratotherium simum) found
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