White rhinoceros resting in Kruger Park, South Africa. The white rhinoceros is the largest extant species of rhinoceros


The white rhinoceros is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. The head and body length is to 4 m ( to ft) in males and to m ( to ft) in females, with the tail adding another 70 cm (28 in) and the shoulder height is 170 to 186 cm ( to ft) in the male and 160 to 177 cm ( to ft) in the female. The male, averaging about 2,300 kg (5,070 lb) is heavier than the female, at an average of about 1,700 kg (3,750 lb).


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Location: Kruger Park, South Africa
Photo credit: © Francesco Dazzi / Alamy / Afripics
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