Endanger White rhinoceros

The scientists have described the White rhinoceros as a one of the largest Northern subspecies ever. In 1908 this subspecies was classified . Today, onward it is going to extinction in the wild, and few have ever been brought into captivity. In 1950 the first captive White rhinos were received at the Antwerp Zoo, Belgium. However, while they grew to maturity, these animals never bred. At the Vychodoc'eska Zoo at Dvur Kralove in Czechoslovakia they are bred. On 1967 June 8 the first southern white rhino that was ever born in captivity was born at Pretoria.

    The most successful breeding of the White rhino in captivity has occurred in the San Diego Wild Animal Park. In 1998 Seventy-five white Rhinos have been born in the San Diego. The white rhino is a bit larger than the black rhino and they have a larger head and body. Their weigh can be up to two tons and can alive up to fifty years. The horns of the rhino are the exact same substance as fingernails (keratin). The rhino is quite active and swift and can reach speeds of up to thirty m.p.h.

    With a very acute sense of smell, it plays a great role in their social life. Mothers can identify their children easily. Their sense of smell also helps identify the territory of others. The female rhinoceros has a gestation period of fifteen-sixteen months, and can born only only calf.