White Rhinocerus (Ceratotherium simum)
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
Kenya
East Africa
Image taken in the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy located just above the equator which consists of 66,000 acres. It is a private reserve and home to 66 white rhino. The property is heavily guarded by air and ground security to keep out poachers.
The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. The white rhinoceros consists of two subspecies: the southern white rhinoceros, with an estimated 17,460 wild-living animals at the end of 2007, and the much rarer northern white rhinoceros.
White Rhinocerus (Ceratotherium simum)
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
Kenya
East Africa
Image taken in the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy located just above the equator which consists of 66,000 acres. It is a private reserve and home to 66 white rhino. The property is heavily guarded by air and ground security to keep out poachers.
The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. The white rhinoceros consists of two subspecies: the southern white rhinoceros, with an estimated 17,460 wild-living animals at the end of 2007, and the much rarer northern white rhinoceros.