White Rhino
by Jemmy Archer
Title
White Rhino
Artist
Jemmy Archer
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Photograph - Photograph
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White Rhino
The White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is a major conservation success story, having been brought back from the very brink of extinction. But the current surge in poaching for their horns, particularly in South Africa, has seen record numbers killed in recent years. Urgent efforts are now underway to stop the poaching and end the illegal trade.
White rhinos live on Africa's grassy plains, where they sometimes gather in groups of as many as a dozen individuals. Females reproduce only every two and a half to five years. Their single calf does not live on its own until it is about three years old.White rhinos are the second largest land mammal after the elephant.
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February 22nd, 2016
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