Ceratotherium simum - #1861
White Rhinoceros
Side view of adult; Ceratotherium simum cottoni. Also as Ceratotherium cottoni, Northern White Rhinoceros. Also as Square-lipped Rhinoceros.
Geographic Distribution
Formerly north of Equator in S Chad, Central African Republic, S Sudan, NE Dem. Rep. Congo, and Uganda. Probably extinct in wild.
Order/Family
Rhinocerotidae
Genus
Ceratotherium
Specific Epithet
simum
Image Location
USA, CA, San Diego Co., San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Wild Animal Park)
Image Date
August, 1988
Photographer
DG Huckaby