This comprehensive chapter covers various aspects of the biology and natural history of the southern white rhino Ceratotherium simum simum and northern white rhino Ceratotherium simum cottoni, including names, taxonomy, subspecies and their distribution, descriptive notes, habitat, movements and home range, activity patterns, feeding ecology, reproduction and growth, behaviour, and status in the wild and in captivity. The chapter also includes a distribution map, several photos of the species, and a list of key literature.

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Southern White Rhino Ceratotherium simum simum (Burchell, 1817) Northern White Rhino Ceratotherium simum cottoni (Lydekker, 1908)

  • Adrian M. Shrader,
  • Richard Emslie,
  • Kes Hillman-Smith,
  • Petra Kretzschmar,
  • Courtney Marneweck,
  • Mario Melletti,
  • Norman Owen-Smith,
  • Kees Rookmaaker,
  • Kerry Slater

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This comprehensive chapter covers various aspects of the biology and natural history of the southern white rhino Ceratotherium simum simum and northern white rhino Ceratotherium simum cottoni, including names, taxonomy, subspecies and their distribution, descriptive notes, habitat, movements and home range, activity patterns, feeding ecology, reproduction and growth, behaviour, and status in the wild and in captivity. The chapter also includes a distribution map, several photos of the species, and a list of key literature.