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Ceratotherium simum
The skin is rough, dark grey-brown and appears naked but has a scattering of coarse bristles. The muzzle is broad, the lips wide and square. The head is long in proportion to the neck and is carried low.
Requires grassland, thick cover and water close together and prefer flat undulating terrain.
The other name for the white rhino is the square-lipped rhino. It is the second-largest land mammal in southern Africa. Conservation status is near-threatened as they are poached for their horn.
Spotted on Dec 25, 2011
Submitted on Sep 20, 2013
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Happy World Rhino Day 2013! Catch today's rhino blog where I shared the truth about this terrible trade and the many hurdles that lie ahead for rhino conservation:
http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/6196453...
This beautiful spot you can also add to the 'Rhinos of The World mission - help us to raise awareness of their plight: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1284...
Hi Natasha, welcome to Project Noah. I see you recently created a mission for the Wild of South Africa, there is already an existing one called Wildlife of South Africa that you can join: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1409...