Length: 10- 12.5 ft (3.0-3.8m) length of head and body The white rhino is larger and heavier than the black rhino. White rhinos live in savannah's with close access to waterholes, mud wallows and shady trees. White Rhinos are grass eaters (grazers), Black Rhinos are browsers, eating a large variety of vegetation, including leaves, buds and shoots of plants, bushes and trees.Д«lack rhinos have various habitats, but are mainly found in areas with dense, woody vegetation. There is a high demand from Asia for rhino horn for use in traditional medicine (the horn is just hair and has no medical benefit!) and ornamental carvings. In the 1970's Arabian countries used them in production of dagger handles. Rhinos survival is severely threatened by the demand for their horns They are made of keratin which is the same material as hooves, fingernails and hair. Black and White Rhinos are grey in colour.Д«oth the black and white Rhino have two horns, the longer of which is in the from. Black Rhinos have a pointed mouth with a hooked lip. The white rhino has a more prominent square lip, are larger than black rhino and are not as aggressive as black rhinos. Black Rhinos are more rare than White Rhino The are two types of Rhino found in Africa - the Black Rhino and the White Rhino.

Rhinoceros gestation period