Wild Nature
African White Rhino
S1 • E35 Dec 1, 2008
Weighing in at two tons the white rhino is one of Africa's largest mammals only outsized by an elephant. White Rhinos have a flat square lip- one of the defining features that distinguish them from black rhinos. At the end of the 19th century poaching had decimated the white rhino population to just 20 individuals but thanks to aggressive anti-poaching efforts their population numbers have increased dramatically. No longer considered critically endangered the survival of the White Rhino species is one of South Africa's greatest conservation efforts.
