White Rhinoceros
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File:Status IUCN3.1 NT.svg
Near Threatened (IUCN3.1) |
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| Ceratotherium simum (Burchell, 1817) |
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 The White Rhinoceros original range (orange: Northern (C. s. cottoni), green: Southern (C. s. simum)).
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The White Rhinoceros or Square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is one of the five species of rhinoceros that still exist and is one of the few megafauna species left. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species.
