Animal Facts
Scientific Name
Ceratotherium simum
Range
Southern Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Location in the Zoo
African Forest
Cool Animal Fact
White rhinos aren’t white. The ‘white’ is taken from the Afrikaans word ‘weit’ meaning ‘wide’ – they were describing the rhino’s mouth.
How We Help Save Them
- The Zoo provides salaries and support for Namibian wildlife rangers that watch over and protect wild rhinos from poaching.
