They are different not in color but in lip shape. The black rhino has a pointed upper lip, while its white relative has a squared lip. The difference in lip shape is related to the animals' diets.

A giant rhino that may have been the origin of the unicorn myth survived until at least 39,000 years ago - much longer than previously thought. Known as the Siberian unicorn, the animal had a long ...

For example, the greater one-horned rhino helps to maintain close-cropped grasslands near rivers, which are preferable feeding spots for small herbivores. Asian rhinos also disperse the seeds of ...

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The future of the northern white rhino is looking bleak. Only two are left in the world - both are female. But scientists have an outlandish plan to save them from extinction. When I went to meet ...

Thanks to preservation efforts, the white rhino population increased by 1,522 to 17,464 in 2023, an annual report by the International Rhino Foundation said as it marked World Rhino Day on Sunday.

Busch Gardens has announced the birth of a bouncing baby white rhino. The 100-pound girl was birthed by an experienced mother, Kisiri, and fans are invited to vote in a naming contest online.

One Florida zoo is hoping to capitalize on the hype. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomed a female Southern White Rhino calf to its "crash" on Sept. 1, weighing approximately 100 pounds at the time of ...

What is the southern white rhinoceros? The southern white rhino and northern white rhino are subspecies of the white rhino. Aside from living in different parts of Africa, they differ slightly in ...

Scientists have uncovered a woolly rhino so well preserved in the Russian permafrost for more than 32,000 years that its skin and fur are still intact. This woolly rhino died when it was about ...