Southern white rhino

Field notes

The southern white rhino feeds with its broad, square lip close to the ground, cropping grass into short grazing lawns. Females and younger animals can form social groups, while dominant males defend territories. This is the southern subspecies of the white rhinoceros.

Range

Southern Africa, centred on South Africa, with translocated populations elsewhere in Africa.

Habitat

Grassland, savanna and open shrubland with abundant grazing.