The White Rhino

The white rhino was saved from extinction by the conservationists of Natal. After the elephant, the rhino is the second largest mammal that lives on land. The male rhino is about one hundred and eighty three at the shoulder and can weigh up to three and a half tonnes. The two horns that are situated on its head are the two most prized possessions that a rhino carries, and they are also the two main features a poacher would love to have.

The front horn is flattened on its front edge and is about one hundred and fifty two centimeters long. The second horn is much shorter and measures at a length of about thirty and a half centimeters.

The female rhino is smaller than the male, but it has longer horns. The calves that she gives birth to will weigh forty kilograms and the gestation period is sixteen months.

The Black Rhino

The black rhino is basically the same as the white rhino.