white rhino

Ceratotherium simum simum. Southern white rhinoceros. Location: Spicer’s Field.

Ceratotherium simum simum. Southern white rhinoceros. Location: Spicer’s Field.

Southern White Rhino November 20th 2022

I know that others on here have made threads on the largest elephants, but what about the other pachyderms??? I'm really interested in knowing more since it seems that a lot of species will grow larger in captivity than their wild counterparts if given the right nutrition. I've seen several pics...

I visited the zoo on August 2nd during my Philly vacation. I hadn’t been to the zoo since 2007 and had visited the zoo often in the late 90’s and early 2000’s so I knew my experience was going to be drastically different from those times I had in the past. In June I had emailed the zoo to see if...

Ceratotherium simum simum. Southern white rhinoceros. Location: Spicer’s Field.

I think it was discussed before, but recently I was impressed again by horns of some wild rhinos. Not only much longer than in zoos, but also different shape - narrow and pointed. Zoo rhinos have more like thick stumps...

Ceratotherium simum simum. Southern white rhinoceros. Close-up of two females.

Taken June 28 2019

I remember hearing or reading somewhere that black and white rhinos have very different temperaments, which is why white rhinos can be mixed with other species while black rhinos need their own enclosure. Is this actually true? My main experience with African rhinos has been in Midwestern zoos...

hey y'all I'm trying to figure out something and that is what white rhino did Catskills game farm had before they closed? I found out it was a white rhino but don't know if it's the northern or southern species of white rhino. His name was apparently Boom Boom. The reason I'm asking this despite...

Animal Giants was an exhibit that had Asian Elephants, African Elephants, White Rhinos, and oddly enough, a Rhea. The exhibits were demolished and replaced by Elephant Encounter in 2005.

Animal Giants was an exhibit that had Asian Elephants, African Elephants, White Rhinos, and oddly enough, a Rhea. The exhibits were demolished and replaced by Elephant Encounter in 2005.

Animal Giants was an exhibit that had Asian Elephants, African Elephants, White Rhinos, and oddly enough, a Rhea. The exhibits were demolished and replaced by Elephant Encounter in 2005. The Rhinos shown here are named George and Princess.