African rhinoceros

Savanna's armored giant

Either of two rhinoceros species native to Africa: the black rhinoceros and the white rhinoceros.

Both are massive, thick-skinned herbivores with two horns on the snout.

Despite their names, neither is truly black or white—the distinction comes from mouth shape and feeding habits.

African rhinos are critically endangered due to poaching for their horns.

Opposites
body size among mammals

African rhinocerosshrew

Ill-tempered woman, or insectivore

mouse · vole · harvest mouse · hamster · dormouse

temperament/approachability

African rhinocerosdairy cow

Bovine kept for milk

sheep · golden retriever · guinea pig · lamb

conservation status

African rhinoceroswhite-tailed deer

Common American cervid species

house mouse · brown rat · house sparrow · raccoon · grey squirrel

Family

Africa, African, Africans, Africanism, rhino, rhinos, rhinoceroses, rhinoceros

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G