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Scientific Name: Ceratotherium simum
Common Name: White Rhinoceros
Description: Larger and heavier than the Black
Rhino. Grey in colour, with head carried much lower. The White Rhino is a grazer
(grass eater).
Difference in Sex:
Average Weight of Adult male: 4000 to 6000 LBS
Habitat: Open grass savannahs.
Habits:
Main feeding time: Day time
Size:
As in picture
Gestation:
Number of young at birth: 1
Communication: Snorts and grunts.
Age:
Diet: Grass
Enemies: Man
Interesting facts:
There is an old Bushmen / San tale on how the
rhino got his weak eyes and
grey skin.
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