Rhino Range:
During the 19th century, the white rhino populated two separate regions of Africa: 1) Central Africa (Southern Chad, Central African Republic, southwest Sudan, northeast Congo and northwest Uganda). 2) Southern Africa (southeast Angola, portions of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, eastern Namibia and northeast South Africa).

The current range is a mere fragment of this former territory and is restricted to game preserves and national parks.

The African white rhino has two subspecies: the southern white rhinoceros and northern white rhinoceros. Of the world's surviving rhinos, almost 60 percent are of the southern subspecies. After elephants, the white rhino is the largest creature found on the African savanna. Their horns can grow up to 79 inches, and they can weigh up to 5,000 pounds.

As a grazing animal, this rhino holds its head down while it walks. They are the most social of the five rhino species, with females and their children traveling together in small groups. The bulls are still fairly solitary but will interact with the females during breeding. They live for up to 60 years and become sexually mature at 7 years of age for females and at 10 to 12 years for males.