White rhino close up with large horns summer 2005 wildlife park uk england

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Ceratotherium simum The White Rhino, along with the roughly equal-sized Indian Rhino, is the largest species of land mammal after the elephant. As a species, the White Rhino is the least endangered of the living kinds of rhino. However, there are two distinct subspecies: They differ greatly in their current status: the Northern White Rhino and the Southern White Rhino. Common Names White Rhinoceros: From the Afrikaans word describing its mouth: weit, meaning "wide"; early English settlers in South Africa misinterpreted the "weit" for "white". Square-lipped rhinoceros: Lacking a prehensile "hook". Scientific Name and Origin Ceratotherium simum Ceratotherium: from the Greek cerato, meaning "horn" and therium, meaning "wild beast" simum: from the Greek simus, meaning "flat nosed" Current White Rhino Numbers and Distribution There are currently approximately 11,330 White Rhinos surviving.

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