Truemors
The name 'White' originates from the Afrikaans word weit meaning 'wide-lipped' and is nothing to do with the rhinos' colour. The white rhino is much larger than its black relative and is the second-largest land mammal in the world.
The poaching of rhino for their horns has almost exterminated all of the 5 species of rhinoceros. The white rhino is now well protected in game reserves in their native Zululand and what was the rarest species of rhino is now the commonest. Its cousin the Northern white rhino is now nearing extinction with only some 25 animals surviving.
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