white rhinoceros
noun
variants
or white rhino
: a rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) of southern and central Africa that is distinguished from the black rhinoceros especially by larger size and by a squared upper lip lacking a protrusion
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The gestation period for a southern white rhinoceros is 16 months.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Sindi, a 41-year-old southern white rhinoceros, was euthanized at the Louisville Zoo after experiencing a decline in health.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The southern white rhinoceros is the second largest land mammal in the world after the elephant and is the largest species of rhinoceros, zoo officials said.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The southern white rhinoceros, Sindi, was 41 years old, Louisville Zoo spokesperson Kyle Shepherd said.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Sindi, a 41-year-old southern white rhinoceros, was euthanized at the Louisville Zoo after experiencing a decline in health.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The southern white rhinoceros is the second largest land mammal in the world after the elephant and is the largest species of rhinoceros, zoo officials said.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The southern white rhinoceros, Sindi, was 41 years old, Louisville Zoo spokesperson Kyle Shepherd said.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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