All about the rhino


There are two types of  rhinoceri preset an Animal Kingdom - one of each of the two types found on the African continent.  The first is the Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) which has a pointed mouth.  The second is the White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), which is actually from the misunderstood Afrikaans' word "wyd" meaning "wide".  The white rhino has a distinctive wide and flat mouth used for grazing.

A black rhino ambles past the safari bus
A close-up of a white rhino. The safari bus was blocked for 5 minutes while a number of rhino's passed in front
White rhinos chow down