White rhinoceros

A square upper lip lets this African grazer crop grass close to the ground. Its low-hanging head and raised shoulder hump are good clues in profile. The northern and southern forms are subspecies of the same species, with very different histories. In 2025, African Parks moved 70 southern white rhinos to Rwanda’s Akagera National Park. Northern white rhino recovery efforts instead focused on assisted reproduction, with two surviving females under care in Kenya.