What are some characteristics of black and white rhinos?

White Rhinos have a flat, wide lip to graze on grasses (“White” actually comes from the word “Wide”, thus a Wide Rhino). A large white male rhino stands about 6 ft at the shoulder and 13 ft long, weighing two or three tons (4000 - 6000 lbs), and is the second largest land animal alive, after the Elephant. read more

Black rhinos (Diceros bicornis) and white rhinos (Ceratotherium simum) live in sub-Saharan Africa. The other three species live in Asia: Sumatran rhinos (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) and Indian rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis). read more

Distinctive characteristics: black rhinos are smaller than white rhinos, and have less of a pronounced hump on the back of their necks. They also have a smaller head, as unlike the white rhino, they are browsers, so eat from higher bushes or trees, requiring less muscle strength around their necks than white rhinos. read more