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Southern White Rhinoceros

The Southern white rhino is a conservation success story: 100 years ago it was reduced to only a handful of animals. Its numbers have since rebounded to nearly 17,000, thanks to conservation efforts both at Zoos and in the wild. Wild rhinos are still under threat, primarily due to illegal poaching for their horns.

Stable
Threatened
Endangered

Animal Facts

Scientific Name

Ceratotherium simum

Range

Southern Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo

Location in the Zoo

African Forest

Cool Animal Fact

White rhinos aren’t white. The ‘white’ is taken from the Afrikaans word ‘weit’ meaning ‘wide’ – they were describing the rhino’s mouth.

How We Help Save Them

  • The Zoo provides salaries and support for Namibian wildlife rangers that watch over and protect wild rhinos from poaching.

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