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White Rhinoceroses
The White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is the most numerous species of rhinoceros, found in the grasslands and savannas of southern Sudan and South Africa. This rhinoceros weighs up to 2.3 tonnes, and is recognizable by its distinctive hump on the nape of its neck. Poached for its horns, the White Rhinoceros is endangered and dependent on conversation. Learn more about this species of rhinoceros in this category.
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Do white rhinos live in Ethiopia?
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No there are no white rhinos in Ethiopia (I have went to Ethiopia before and saw a LOT of animals).
Why are white rhinos nearly extinct?
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Congo rebels have hunted one of the world's rarest rhinos almost to extinction. Only 22 northern white rhinos are alive in their last remaining wild refuge - down from 30 last year.
Unless urgent action is taken, the rhino will be extinct within months, conservationists say.
Rebel troops are killing the northern white (Ceratotherium simum cottoni), a sub-species of the white rhino that used to be found across central Africa, for their horns, which they sell for more than pounds �4500 ($A11,000) a pair to Yemeni craftsmen, who make traditional daggers from them.
The troops use the proceeds to buy guns, rocket launchers and grenades for their war against the Government and rival factions.
Congo park rangers say they cannot protect the animals against the heavily armed rebels. The poachers have killed one ranger and wounded another. The rebels - from Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda and Congo - are poaching the rhino from its only refuge, the Garamba National Park in the north-east corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
One rhino was killed last month and rangers fear more may be dead after a recent aerial survey spotted only 22 animals. Elephants, hippos and big cats have also been killed in the park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cathy Dean, director of Save the Rhino International, a British-based charity, says the situation is catastrophic.
"These rhinos are on the brink of extinction," she said. "For us to lose a whole sub-species would be disastrous."
Four of the five species of rhinos are critically endangered.
Blame it on the poachers. They uncontrollably killed the poor white rhinos for their horns. I know it sounds sad but it was also to do with farmers with their farm land and the council with their housing. Farmers used the white rhino's habitat for their farm land and other parts of their habitat are being used for settlements such as housing.
How fast are white rhinos?
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Well, some people think they are slow, but they only like this when they are resting and eating. For other measures, the black rhinoceros have poor eyesight, which makes them distracted and charge easily. That is when they are extremely fast.
How much does a white rhino weigh?
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If you're talking about just the skin, anywhere between 25 and 55 kilograms, although a lot depends on the thickness of the leather.
Be very wary of purchasing Rhino skin. Unless it's sourced legally, not only is it probably highly illegal, you may also break quarantine laws bringing it int a country.
How many white rhinos are left in south Africa?
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know there are 7 northern white rhinos left and there is one male left and 6 females. 2 are at san Diego and five are in the Czech republic. All the females are out of breeding age so in ten years they will be extinct there are about 3,000 black rhinos left in the world.rhinos are ugly once you get to see them but sandy is pretty!!!!!!
there is 6 white rhinos left
there are only 7 left in the world. Only 1 of them is a male and all of the 6 females are well out of breeding age. So in about 10 years white rhino's will be completely extinct.
Why are southern white rhino's gray?
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Rhinos are gray and not purple because a lot of light is being absorbed by the skin, and only some is being reflected back towards our eyes, making the rhino look gray. It also has to do with skin pigmentation. It is just the type of pigmentation found in all rhinos. Rhinos could be purple if their skin pigmentation changed to be that way, but it didn't, so rhinos are gray.
Is the white rhino endangered?
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Yes.
As of 2007, there were less than 18,000 of them.
The northern White Rhino, a sub-species of the white rhino, have only 7 left; 1 male and 6 females, and all of them are beyond breeding age.
How many white rhinos die in a year?
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There are about 3,000 white rhinos left in the world
What habitat do white rhinos live?
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Hluhluwe-Umfolozi region
Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo
How did the white rhino become endangered?
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It's not extinct, but it is endangered. It was heavily hunted for trophies, and for its horn. In some societies the horn is considered to have medicinal properties, and in other it's highly sought after for ornamental purposes.
Do white rhinos lay eggs?
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No. Rabbits do not lay eggs. They are placental mammals. The only mammals which lay eggs are the monotremes, which include the platypus and the echidna.
Is the white rhino extinct?
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Apart from Belugas, white whales aren't a separate species, only a mutation of existing species.
They've always been rare, but can't be considered extinct as long as there are regular whales around. Next whale born might be a white whale.
Are white rhinos dangerous?
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Yes, any large wild animal is dangerous if you go into its territory.
Why does the white rhino need protecting?
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People hunt them for their horn, which is thought in many places to have medicinal properties. although this is not true, they are still killed because a horn can be sold for a lot of money to people that still think it works. The feet are sometimes hollowed out, dried, and used as "decorative waste baskets" and the tail is chopped off and used as a fly swatter and sold to tourists or locals. the rest of the body will all go to waste and rot.
What are white rhinos feeding habits?
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White rhinos are herbivores but that probably doesn't help much since a lot of animals are also herbivores; they eat short grass (about 20 inches). Mainly, they eat a grass called panicum but they eat other grasses such as pennisetum, urochloa, and digiteria. They will carefully avoid unpalatable grasses. The food that they eat is low in energy, so they eat for long periods of the day. A rhino will eat between 27-37 lb. (60-80 kg) a day and will spend about 50% of its daylight hours feeding. Sometimes they are seen eating soil, particularly around termite mounds where they obtain certain minerals not otherwise available to them.
Can a hippo kill a rhino?
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It could be an even match-up between these two animals. Both hippos and rhinos have thick skin, and a hippo's jaws are powerful enough to cause a bit of damage to a rhino's hide. And yet a rhino has a horn that is sharp enough to gore the hippo. So it's possible that it could be a draw between these animals.
