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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 megafauna species left.
		So the rhino with the wide mouth ended up being called the White Rhino and the other one, with the narrow pointed mouth, was called the Black Rhinoceros.
		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 (634 words)

	White Rhinoceros
		White rhinos are found on savanna grasslands and in the savanna woodlands that have interspersed grassy clearings.
		Rhino populations were decimated by uncontrolled hunting and poaching during the colonial period and second to that was the destruction of habitat for farming and settlements.
		White rhinos were already decimated when Theodore Roosevelt went Africa with 600 porters and professional hunters in the early 1900’s to collect specimens for museums in the United States.
	www.honoluluzoo.org /white_rhinoceros.htm (4246 words)

	Rhinoceros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The rhinoceros (commonly called rhino for short; plural can be either rhinoceros or rhinoceroses) is any of five surviving species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae.
		Rhinos in North America became extinct during the Pliocene, and in northern Asia and Europe during the Pleistocene.
		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 (893 words)

	WWF \| Rhinos \| White Rhinos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The white rhino is the largest of all rhino subspecies and is the second largest land mammal, smaller only than the elephant.
		Brown to slate gray in color, the white rhino is hairless except for the ears and tail bristles, and has two horns: the front horn is larger and the horn behind it is smaller.
		The southern white rhino, the largest of all rhino species weighing from 7,000 - 9,000 pounds, now is also the most numerous, and its recovery has been recognized as one of the world's greatest conservation successes.
	www.worldwildlife.org /rhinos/subspecies/subspecies_wr.cfm (400 words)

	Lion Country Safari - Animal Information - Rhino
		White rhinos are grazers, feeding on grasses that they crop with their wide front lip.
		White rhinos are believed to have the most complex behavior of all the rhinoceroses.
		The term "white" rhino is actually a misinterpretation of the native African word "widje," referring to the wide mouth of the rhino.
	www.lioncountrysafari.com /AnimalInfo/Rhino.htm (822 words)

	The White Rhinoceros
		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.
		The fl rhino holds its head up as it walks, unlike the white rhino, which is always watching and sniffing the ground as it goes.
		The three white rhinos still on display in the American Museum's Carl Akeley Hall of African Mammals were brought back from the Congo by Lang and Chapin in 1915.
	diglib1.amnh.org /articles/white_rhino/white_rhino.html (434 words)

	White Rhinoceros / Rhino - Ceratotherium simum
		White Rhinos are square-lipped and are grazers Black rhinos have a hooked, prehensile upper lip and are browsers.
		White rhino occur in small groups consisting of a single dominant or territorial bull, subordinate bulls, cows and their offspring.
		Rhino horn actually consists of very tightly compacted tubular filaments, which are very similar to hair, and is the cause of the near-extinction of the species, largely because it is considered an aphrodisiac by certain cultures.
	www.ecotravel.co.za /Rhino.htm (1133 words)

	the Living Africa: wildlife - other herbivores - white rhinoceros
		The white rhino was quite abundant in the Northern Savanna, west of the White Nile and Southern Savanna, south of Zambezi.
		The white rhino is considered the most sociable member of the rhino family.
		The birth peak for white rhinos is during the rainy season.
	library.thinkquest.org /16645/wildlife/white_rhinoceros.shtml (434 words)

	White Rhinoceroses
		Formerly widespread in Northern Savanna west of White Nile and Southern Savanna south of the Zambezi.
		The white rhino is the most sociable member of its family, largely because grazers can feed closer together than browsers and frequent open habitats.
		White rhinos in the main Natal reserves are also crowded, with over 12.5 animals/mi square (5/km square), 3 times the density of the associated fl rhino.
	sailfish.exis.net /~spook/rhinotxt.html (969 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)

	Fossil Rim - White Rhino (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		White rhinos at Fossil Rim are kept in a herd environment much as they would be in the wild.
		We have 7 white rhinos in an active breeding program, critical to increasing the captive population.
		White rhinos sleep most of the day and on and off during the night.
	www.fossilrim.org /animals/white_rhino.php (212 words)

	African Wildlife, Animals - Rhinoceros
		Rhinos survival has been threatened by the high demand for their horns over the years - in the 1970's there was demand for their horns from the Arabs who used them in production of dagger handles.
		White Rhinos are grass eaters (grazers), Black Rhinos are browsers, eating a large variety of vegetation, including leaves, buds and shoots of plants, bushes and trees.
		White Rhino: Gestation period is approximately 16 months with a birth interval of 1 calf every 2 to 3 years.
	www.africaguide.com /wildlife/rhino.htm (514 words)

	african hunting rhino hunting facts and tips
		White rhino are grazers preferring open bushy savannah with shaded trees and a constant supply of water.
		Rhino are judged on the length of both horns and their base circumference, added to give a total score.
		Rhino usually hold their head low to the ground and broadside judgment of horn length is relatively simple, the indicator being the height of the front horn relative to the ears.
	www.safaribwana.com /ANIMALS/animpages/rhino.htm (674 words)

	ZOO
		White rhinos at Knoxville Zoo are southern white rhinos, and they differ from other rhinos because they are entirely grazers.
		Rhino horns are used in many cultures for medicinal reasons, and some people believe that the horn, when ground up, makes a potent aphrodisiac.
		White rhinos like to wallow in the mud to cool themselves and keep their skin moist.
	www.knoxville-zoo.org /whiterhino.htm (256 words)

	WWF - White rhinoceros
		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)

	White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
		Unlike the horns of cattle, sheep, and antelopes, the horns of the rhino are not made of bone.
		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 (410 words)

	Black Rhinoceros - Bagheera
		The rhino may be the source of the belief in unicorns, legendary animals whose horn was said to be a panacea for all types of ailments.
		Rhinos were killed in protected areas because governments could not afford to patrol the parks to stop poachers.
		It is known, however, that in some areas, a mother rhino uses her horn to defend her young from attacks by cats and hyenas.
	www.bagheera.com /inthewild/van_anim_rhino.htm (1077 words)

	white rhinoceros of africa - wildwatch.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		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)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Animals - Children's Zone - Amazing Animals - White Rhino
		The white rhino isn't white at all, it's grey or brown, depending on the shade of the mud it wallows in.
		Another difference is that the white rhino has a hump on its neck and its head is longer.
		The white rhino population is now restricted to game reserves and national parks in South Africa, northern Botswana, north-western Kenya and western Uganda.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/reallywild/amazing/white_rhino.shtml (326 words)

	Northern White Rhino
		The Northern White Rhino is critically endangered in ironic contrast to the status of its relative the Southern White Rhino, which is the most abundant of all rhino taxa known today.
		In the 1970s and 80s, poachers reduced the number of northern white rhinos from 500 to 15, however by the early 1990s through mid 2003 the rhino population had recovered to double their low point to more than 32 rhinos.
		Another ten Northern White Rhino are maintained in two zoological institutions: seven (3.4) at the Dvur Kralove in the Czech Republic and the remaining three (1.2) located at the San Diego Wild Animal Park in the United States.
	www.rhinos-irf.org /rhinoinformation/whiterhino/subspecies/northern.htm (303 words)

	White Rhinoceros
		Next to the elephant, the white rhino is the largest land mammal and can weigh up to 3.6 metric tons.
		As with other rhinos, the white rhino has poor vision but a keen sense of smell.
		The white rhino is more placid and sociable than other species, often forming into small groups.
	www.nature.ca /notebooks/english/witrhino.htm (165 words)

	White Rhinoceros
		A rhino's horn is not a true horn that is attached to the skull.
		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.
	www.rhinorally.com /english/static/subsections/animals/rhino.htm (427 words)

	Uganda Wildlfe Centre - White Rhino (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The white rhinoceros is the larger of the two African species, reaching sizes of up to 4.2 metres in length, with a shoulder height of 1.9 metres.
		White rhinos have a preference for the grasslands that provide the majority of their diet.
		White rhinos feed on short grasses, preferring to feed in areas that have been well trampled and are well drained.
	www.uweczoo.org /rhino.html (1023 words)

	The White Rhinoceros : Utah's Hogle Zoo
		The white rhino is the 3rd largest land animal, after the two species of elephants.
		Mild and inoffensive in temperment, this species of rhino is the most social with females often living in groups of 5-7 individuals.
		Rhinos are very good mothers and will stay with a calf teaching and protecting it for 2-4 years.
	www.hoglezoo.org /animals/view.php?id=29 (266 words)

	White Rhino Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
		The White Rhinoceros (meaning "nose horn") is a large, gray-colored rhino with two nose horns.
		Rhinos are an endangered species because of hunting and the loss of habitat.
		The White Rhinoceros is nocturnal, it is most active at night and during sunrise and sunset.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/mammals/rhino/Whiterhinoprintout.shtml (260 words)

	African Wildlife Foundation: Wildlives
		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.
		The closest rhino relationship is between a female and her calf, lasting from 2 to 4 years.
	www.awf.org /wildlives/5 (774 words)

	White rhinos of Africa
		The white rhino is a grazer with a broad square muzzle - unlike the browsing fl rhino which has a prehensile upper lip used for stripping leaves from branches.
		The white rhino is not as aggressive as the fl rhino - in fact is is a placid, even-tempered animal.
		White rhino have no real natural enemies other than man! Stray calves could fall prey to larger predators, but a healthy, full-grown rhino is more than a maqtch for a lion.
	www.ljtours.com /white_rhino.htm (395 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 /animals/biofacts/SouthernWhiteRhino.asp (863 words)

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		White rhino calves are able to follow their mothers a mere three days after birth, and are often seen running in front of them.
		White rhinos have a complex social structure that includes temporary associations of up to 14 individuals, as well as commonly seen smaller groups of mothers and calves.
		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)

	Riverdeep.net: News: White Rhinos Rebound From Extinction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Africa's white rhinoceros population is rebounding from the brink of extinction thanks to the intervention of the very predator that almost extinguished it: human beings.
		During the 1960s, white rhinos were reintroduced there, but poaching and civil war decimated the new population as well.
		For example, killing rhinos in order to sell their horns may provide income for poachers, but when the rhino population is extinct poachers will lose their income.
	www.riverdeep.net /current/2000/01/front.060100.rhino1.jhtml (696 words)

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