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	White Rhinoceros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The White Rhinoceros or Square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is one of the five species of rhinoceros that still exists and is one of the few megaherbivore species left.
		The name White Rhino originated in South Africa where the Afrikaans language developed from the Dutch language.
		Like the Black Rhino, the White Rhino is under threat from habitat loss and poaching, most recently by an offshoot of the janjaweed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White_Rhinoceros (533 words)

	Rhinoceros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A male rhinoceros is called a bull, a female a cow, and the young a calf; a group of rhinoceros is called a "crash".
		Rhinoceros horns are used in traditional Asian medicine, and for dagger handles in Yemen and Oman.
		None of the five rhinoceros species have secure futures; the White Rhinoceros is perhaps the least endangered, the Javan Rhinoceros survives in only tiny numbers (estimated at 60 animals in 2002) and is one of the two or three most endangered large mammals anywhere in the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rhinoceros (851 words)

	Rhinoceros - MSN Encarta
		The two African species are the white rhinoceros, a relatively placid animal that is the largest of all rhino species, reaching a weight of over 3 metric tons, and the fl rhinoceros, which is about half as heavy as the white rhinoceros but much more aggressive.
		As a result of illegal trade in rhinoceros horn and habitat destruction, the populations of the fl, Sumatran, and Javan rhinos have suffered a sharp decline in recent years, and are now close to extinction in the wild.
		The fl rhinoceros feeds on leaves and twigs, while the white rhinoceros is the world’s biggest grazing animal, living almost entirely on low-growing grass.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761552776/Rhinoceros.html (721 words)

	White Rhinoceros (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Northern white, along with the Javan and Sumatran are on the brink of extinction.
		White rhinos are found on savanna grasslands and in the savanna woodlands that have interspersed grassy clearings.
		By 1895, the white rhinoceros was considered extinct throughout its African range; however there was a small population of 20 to 50 animals that was still living in the Umfolozi region of South Africa.
	www.honoluluzoo.org /white_rhinoceros.htm (4246 words)

	The White Rhinoceros
		There are two subspecies of white rhinoceros in Africa: the northern rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) and the southern one (Ceratotherium simum simum).
		The discovery of a northern population of white rhinos in the Uele district of the Congo Basin in 1900 was met with relief and enthusiasm by biologists like Herbert Lang who wanted to ensure a future for the ancient herbivores.
		It was named "white" because it sometimes wallows in white mud, which, upon drying, covers the whole animal in a white, crusty armor.
	diglib1.amnh.org /articles/white_rhino/white_rhino.html (434 words)

	White Rhinoceros
		White rhinos are one of the largest land animals.
		White rhinos roam in grasslands and savannahs that have plenty of trees, water and mud wallows.
		White rhinos graze mainly on grass, but also drink almost on a daily basis, although they can survive up to four days when water is unavailable.
	www.wildinfo.net /facts/Whiterhino.asp (492 words)

	White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
		The White rhinoceros is one of the African species.
		The White rhinoceros has a distinctive hump on the back of its neck that houses the ligament that supports its large head.
		The White rhinoceros is also called the Square-lipped rhinoceros because of its broad, flat lip that helps it graze on short grasses.
	www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/White_Rhinoceros.asp (402 words)

	white rhinoceros of africa - wildwatch.com
		The white rhino is a grazer of grass, whereas the fl rhino uses its pointed prehensile upper lip to browse on leaves.
		The white rhinoceros is the second largest land mammal in Africa in terms of its dimensions, although the hippo may often be heavier.
		Sadly, the so-called Northern white rhino (a sub-species of the southern white rhino) is all but extinct and the status of the remaining handful of individuals is uncertain (it formerly occurred in Uganda-Zaire-Sudan, and possibly in Tanzania and Kenya).
	www.wildwatch.com /resources/mammals/rhinoceros.asp (1024 words)

	KIDCYBER TOPICS
		Rhinoceros dig in mud with their horns, then roll in the mud to to keep cool, to keep the skin in good condition, and to keep insects from biting.
		The mouth of the white rhinoceros is wide and straight because it is a grass eater and the mouth shape makes it easier to graze.
		A young Southern White rhinoceros grazes, her tail curled in an indication that she is feeling uneasy or anxious.
	www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/rhino.htm (448 words)

	White Rhino Information
		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.
		White Rhinoceros: From the Afrikaans word describing its mouth: weit, meaning "wide"; early English settlers in South Africa misinterpreted the "weit" for "white".
	www.rhinos-irf.org /rhinoinformation/whiterhino (193 words)

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		The white rhinoceros is the largest of the five species weighing 1,800 – 2,700 kilograms (4,000 – 6,000 pounds) and standing 1.5 – 1.8 meters (5 – 6 feet) at the shoulder.
		The white rhinoceros is found in the long- and short-grass savannahs and woodlands of southern and central Africa.
		White rhino horn is used in the ceremonial dagger handles worn by men in Yemen as a status symbol.
	www.ifaw.org /ifaw/general/default.aspx?oid=13048 (899 words)

	White Rhinoceros
		The white, or more properly, square-lipped rhinoceros, once occurred extensively in suitable grasslands south of the Sahara.
		Although legally protected, the animals are threatened by loss of habitat due to the expansion of settlement, and by poaching for rhino horn, which is prized in some Asian countries for its supposed value as an aphrodisiac.
		The fl rhinoceros, although more abundant and more widely distributed, is subject to the same pressures and is declining steadily.
	www.nature.ca /notebooks/english/ewitrino.htm (147 words)

	African Wildlife Foundation: Wildlives
		The rhinoceros is a large, primitive-looking mammal that in fact dates from the Miocene era millions of years ago.
		The white rhino, which is actually gray, has a pronounced hump on the neck and a long face.
		Both the fl and white rhino have two horns, the longer of which sits at the front of the nose.
	www.awf.org /wildlives/5 (774 words)

	White Rhinoceros
		The White rhino has a wide squared off lip that allows it to eat a wide swath of the green, short grasses that grow in the open savannahs.
		Unlike other rhino species, the White rhino is semi-gregarious; the females and sub-adults are rarely alone.
		During the European exploration of Africa, the White rhino was actually less numerous than the fl rhino.
	www.rhinorally.com /english/static/subsections/animals/rhino.htm (427 words)

	AfricaRevealed - White rhinoceros (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The white rhinoceros is larger but lighter than a hippo and after the elephant it is the largest land animal.
		The white rhino is much bigger and heavier than the fl rhino (double its weight at times) and is further distinguished by a large hump on the hind neck.
		The eyes of the white rhinoceros are small, the skin is bare with some plications and the tale is bare with a little 'brush'.
	www.africarevealed.com /Templates/er2.0/bundle/default.jsp?nodeId=393 (320 words)

	White Rhinoceros - Mammals - Flora and Fauna - Tourism of Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		White Rhinoceros - Mammals - Flora and Fauna - Tourism of Botswana
		The White Rhinoceros, also known as the Square-lipped Rhinoceros, is much larger than the Black or Hook-lipped Rhinoceros.
		In contrast to the Black Rhinoceros, the calf of the White Rhinoceros walks in front of the mother.
	www.botswana-tourism.gov.bw /flora_and_fauna/rhino.html (408 words)

	ipedia.com: Rhinoceros Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A rhinoceros is any of five surviving species of odd-toed ungulate in the family Rhinocerotidae.
		None of the five rhinoceros species have secure futures: the White Rhino is perhaps the least endangered, the Javanese Rhino survives in only tiny numbers (estimated at 60 animals in 2002) and is one of the two or three most endangered large mammals anywhere in the world.
		Rhinoceros is also the name of a play by Eugène Ionesco.
	www.ipedia.com /rhinoceros.html (455 words)

	rhinoceros. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The fl rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis, of E and S Africa, has declined in numbers from about 65,000 in 1970 to 3,600 in 2004 (a total that represents an increase from the mid-1990s low of 2,400); there were 2 to 3 million at the beginning of the 20th cent.
		The white rhinoceros is second in size among land mammals to the elephant.
		The rhinoceros is classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Perissodactyla, family Rhinocerotidae.
	www.bartleby.com /65/rh/rhinocer.html (774 words)

	Animals: Mammals White Rhinoceros
		In the wild, white rhinoceros are grazers and feed on short grasses.
		White rhinos are capable of about 10 vocalizations, which include a panting contact call, grunts and snorts during courtship, squeals of distress, and deep bellows or growls when threatened.
		White rhinos four main habitat requirements are flat terrain, thick bush cover, short grass for eating, and water for drinking and wallowing.
	www.philadelphiazoo.org /index.php?id=3_1_1_6 (678 words)

	WWF - White rhinoceros (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Two living subspecies of white rhino are recognised: the northern white rhino, and the southern white rhino.
		The white rhino tends to avoid the heat during the day, during which it rests in the shade.
		White rhinos are slaty grey to yellowish brown in colour.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/what_we_do/species/our_solutions/endangered_species/rhinoceros/white_rhinoceros/index.cfm (369 words)

	Rhinoceros at exZOOberance!
		The Indian rhinoceros has a single horn and grows to a shoulder height of 1.7 to 1.86 m (5.5 to 6.1 ft); it is now found only in Nepal and on the plains of Assam State.
		It is the largest living land mammal except for the elephant and possibly the hippopotamus, growing to a shoulder height of 1.5 to 1.85 m (4.9 to 6.1 ft) and a length of 3.35 to 4.2 m (11 to 14 ft).
		The Indian rhinoceros is classified as Rhinoceros unicornis, the Javan rhinoceros as Rhinoceros sondaicus, and the Sumatran rhinoceros as Dicerorhinus sumatrensis.
	www.exzooberance.com /virtual%20zoo/they%20walk/rhinoceros/rhinoceros.htm (689 words)

	White Rhinoceros: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The White Rhinoceros or Square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is one of the five species of rhinoceros rhinoceros quick summary:
		The White Rhino differs from the Black Rhinoceros[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] because of the shape of its mouth – it is wide, EHandler: no quick summary.
		It is sometimes known as the Square-lipped Rhinoceros because of its protrudent lip that helps it graze on short grasses quickly in the savanna savanna quick summary:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wh/white_rhinoceros.htm (876 words)

	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens: Southern White Rhinoceros
		The white rhinoceros is the most social of the five species of rhinos.
		White rhinos are grazing herbivores and need a large daily intake to support their massive size.
		Folklore: The name of the “white” rhino and of its “fl” rhino counterpart tends to be misleading.
	www.jaxzoo.org /things/biofacts/SouthernWhiteRhino.asp (863 words)

	AllRefer.com - rhinoceros (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia
		rhinoceros, massive hoofed mammal of Africa, India, and SE Asia, characterized by a snout with one or two horns.
		The rhinoceros family, along with the horse and tapir families, forms the order of odd-toed hoofed mammals.
		The skin of the rhinoceros is extremely thick, nearly hairless in most species, and deeply folded in some.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/R/rhinocer.html (306 words)

	RHINOCEROS
		The Rhinoceros is a huge animal that ranks as one of the largest land creatures.
		The white rhinoceros is the largest of all rhinoceroses.
		The Indian rhinoceros is Rhinoceros unicornis; the Javan is R. sondaicus; the Sumatran is Dicerorhinus sumatrensis; the fl is Diceros bicornis; the white is Ceratotherium simum.
	tourkenya.5u.com /RHINOCEROS.html (1037 words)

	White Rhinoceros
		Next to the elephant, the white rhino is the largest land mammal and can weigh up to 3.6 metric tons.
		The major threat to their existence, however, has been from man who, over the years, has slaughtered them by the thousands, sometimes to make way for civilization, and in other cases, in the mistaken belief that their horns possessed the power of an aphrodisiac.
		In Asia the rhinoceros is close to extinction.
	www.nature.ca /notebooks/english/witrhino.htm (165 words)

	IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Ceratotherium simum
		Two subspecies of white rhinoceros are recognized, the northern and the southern, each having a strikingly discontinuous range.
		The northern white rhino is very rare and currently only occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while the southern white rhino is the most numerous of all the world's rhino taxa, with its main stronghold in South Africa.
		Strategically, white rhinos are now managed by a range of different stakeholders (private sector and state) in a number of countries increasing their long-term security.
	www.redlist.org /search/details.php?species=4185 (826 words)

	GAIA Case Study Zimbabwe: White Rhino (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The white rhinoceros is Africa's second largest mammal after the elephant.
		The white rhinoceros differs from the fl also by its broader muzzle with a squared upper lip, which is adapted for grazing.
		Also unlike the fl rhinoceros, the white rhino is fairly placid and will usually move away from any disturbance rather than attack.
	www.ess.co.at /GAIA/CASES/ZIM/zoo/wrhino.html (195 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Rhinoceros
		Wild Animal Park: northern white rhinos Ceratotherium simum cottoni, southern white rhinos Ceratotherium simum simum, East African fl rhinos Diceros bicornis michaeli, and Indian rhinos can be viewed from the Park's Wgasa Bush Line Railway, from the Heart of Africa, or along the walkways of the East Africa field exhibit.
		The wide mouth of the white rhino is perfect for grazing on grasses, while the more narrow, prehensile lip of the fl rhino is great for pulling leaves and shrubs into its mouth.
		Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis— This is the smallest and hairiest of the rhinos.
	www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-rhinoceros.html (1039 words)

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