Southern white rhinoceros

Description:

The southern white rhino, along with its "cousin," the northern white rhinoceros, have a square lip. In comparison, the black rhino has a pointed or hooked lip. With some irony, one theory has early settlers deriving "white" from the Afrikaans word, "wyd," for "wide," when referring to the animal's lip.

Habitat:

Approximately 93% of surviving white rhinos live in South Africa. Other populations have been introduced, or reintroduced, to African nations including Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland.

Notes:

This animal was seen with several others when visiting Rhino & Lion Park outside Johannesburg.