The last two surviving Northern White Rhino females in the wild were translocated from a Zoo in the Czech Republic. As these ex-Zoo animals have not yet been bred in the wild, under RedList rules, they cannot be included in the wild population for this Red List assessment. The largest private White Rhino subpopulation that currently conserves over 1,700 White Rhinos is semi-wild.
Since the white rhino evolved from the black rhino, they have a similar appearance. The biggest difference among the black and white rhinos is in the shape of the neck and the mouth. White rhinos have broad, flat lips 20 cm wide for grazing and the head cannot be lifted above the back. The upward swivel of the head is prevented by the first neck vertebra which has an elongated upper anterior end that interlocks with the skull bone.
SOUTHERN WHITE RHINOCEROS Order: Perissodactyla Family: Rhinocerotidae Range or distribution: Eastern and Southern Africa. White rhinos live in savannas and grasslands; swamps when is dry season Herbivores. Graze on short grass and low savanna bushes. Lifespan: 25 to 30 years in the wild; up to 45 years in zoos. Size: Length 13 to 17 feet.Height 5-7 feet. Weight 3200 to 8000 lbs. Thick armor-like skin for moving through thorny shrubs.
The northern subspecies were found in a past, west of the Upper Nile River, from northwestern Uganda and the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo northward into southern Sudan and adjacent parts of the Central African Republic and the southern border of Chad. A feature of the historical distribution of the species as a whole is the limitation of large rivers, possibly due to its limited ability to swim.
The white rhinoceros and the Indian rhinoceros are partially selective roughage herbivores. White rhinos feed mostly on short, sweet, and appetizing grasses and do not ruminate because they are monogastric. White rhinos are dependent on water and drink up to 50 liters at a time with average water consumption of 12 liters per day.
White rhinos lived in abundance alongside the indigenous people of southern Africa. The Zulus did not regard their flesh as edible and so did not hunt them. Only when white adventurers arrived with guns, and rhino hide and horns became a trade commodity, did the situation change. Animals were easily found waiting in the dry season for puddles, so some hunters killed nearly 100 in a single year.
Due to the cheetah’s specialization in speed, it has developed many morphological and physiological adaptations. For aerodynamics, it has a small head, lightweight and thinly-boned skull, flat face, and a reduced length of muzzle that allows the large eyes to be positioned for maximum binocular vision, enlarged nostrils, and extensive air-filled sinuses.
GEOGRAPHIC RANGE: 28 African countries– mainly central and southern Africa. HABITAT Savannah, meadows, and woods. LIFESPAN 10-16 years in the wild Up to 30 years in captivity. WEIGHT 110– 250 kg WILD POPULATION: 20,000 individuals.
Spotted Hyaena – Crocuta crocuta Brown Hyaena – Hyaena brunnea Striped Hyaena – Hyaena hyaena.SPOTTED HYENA CLASSIFICATION Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Carnivora (cats, dogs, bears, raccoons, weasels, civets, mongooses, hyenas) Suborder: Feliformia (cat-like
Zebras create a wide spectrum of vocalizations and sounds. The zebra has a distinctive tactile call (called “bark”), which sounds like “aha, aha, aha” or “kwaha, kawha, ha, ha. The Grévy’s zebra’s call has been described as “something like the growl of a hippopotamus combined with the whistle of a donkey, while the mountain zebra is relatively calm. Loud snorting in zebras is related to alarm.
