Heavily hunted, this
subspecies was nearly eliminated during the
settlement of southern Africa in the 18th and 19th
centuries. They have been killed for sport, hide
and horn. The horn is carved into ornamental
objects or ground into a powder for use as an
alleged medicine or aphrodisiac. Cooperative
management of this species falls under a
Species Survival Plan (SSP). The two rhinos at
the Ellen Trout Zoo are young brothers. When it's
time to breed these brothers to contribute to the
gene pool, one will go to another zoo and a female
will be brought here.
This photo of Bwana
shows the wide lip characteristic of White Rhinos.