White Rhino
By: Chuck Faircloth
Details about the White Rhino
Common Name: White Rhino
Scientific Name: Ceratotherium Simum
Life Span: 40 - 50 yrs
Speed: 50 km/h (Running)
Location: East and Central Africa
Why are they threatened
They are endangered because of poaching. Humans are doing this for their horn and white rhinos are very vulnerable to this because they are not aggressive and live in herds
What can we do to help
Humans can do something that is quite simple to help. We need to protect them where they exist and manage population for max growth and establish new populations in good locations for max protection and growth
What is the White Rhinos niche
The White Rhino is basically a browser in the environment feeding on mostly shrubs, and plants. They help other animals in the environment by eating poisonous plants that are harmful to other animals around them