Ceratotherium simum - #2362
White Rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum cottoni. Also as Ceratotherium cottoni, Northern White Rhinoceros. Also as Square-lipped Rhinoceros. Formerly in Czechia, Dvur Kralova Zoo. Close-up of head to show longer ear hairs of cottoni.
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
Kenya, Laikipia county (formerly Rift Valley province), Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Image Date
17 June 2012
Photographer
JM Schieltz