White Rhinoceros Skull

White Rhinoceros Skull. Ceratotherium simum.

* Size: 29.9 inch (76cm)
* Nose horn: 18 inch (46cm)
* Nasal horn: 10 inch (25cm)
* Museum quality replicas are cast in durable Polyurethane resins.
* Made in USA

The White Rhinoceros or Square-Lipped Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. The White Rhinoceros consists of two subspecies: the Southern White Rhinoceros, with an estimated 17,460 wild-living animals at the end of 2007 (IUCN 2008), and the much rarer Northern White Rhinoceros.

The White Rhinoceros is generally considered the largest land mammal after the elephants. However, no measured weights exist to confirm this. Field weights estimated by park personnel are 2,000–2,300 kg (4,400–5,100 lb) for adult males and about 1,600–1,700 kg (3,500–3,700 lb) for adult females. Their bodies are massive and they have large heads, short necks and broad chests. The head and body length is 3.7 to 4 m (12.1 to 13.1 ft) in males and 3.4 to 3.65 m (11.2 to 12.0 ft) in females, with the tail adding another 70 cm (28 in) and the shoulder height is 170 to 186 cm (5.58 to 6.10 ft) in the male and 160 to 177 cm (5.25 to 5.81 ft) in the female.

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