Look past the armoured shell and fierce horn, because these are amongst the most tranquil and relaxed of African mammals. Guides will keep a respectful distance as rhinos really don’t like to be disturbed. Like most grazers, you’ll see them on the open grasslands and savannahs. Spot a rhinoceros and you just smile, enchanted by the intimacy of the experience.Īdult white rhinos weigh over two tonnes and their size draws gasps. Spot some animals and it’s hard to contain your excited shout. We love the moment of calm that dominates the ambience when a rhino wanders past. They plod softly across the savannah, causing goosebumps to rise and the camera to click furiously. Yet these are shy and reserved creatures, with behaviour that confounds their undoubted power. Visit soon because breeding has been unsuccessful so far, so the subspecies will soon have disappeared.īoth black and white have an impressive bulk and sense of power.
We can also connect you with excellent guides in the Kruger and Namibia’s Etosha, who can show you both rhino species on wild open landscapes.įor a real safari treat, Ol Pejeta Conservancy is also home of the only three northern white rhinos left on the planet. Kenya’s Laikipea conservancies area offers some thrilling encounters with both. To enhance conservation, a number of reserves have impressively relocated species, so white and black rhinos now inhabit the same landscape. Put the two rhinoceros species side by side and you’ll notice that the white rhino is much larger. Although there’s close to 20,000 of them in the wild, it’s these rhinos that are really feeling the brunt of poachers.ĭestinations with black and white rhinos together These are southern white rhinos, the Southern African grazer that you’ll also see in a handful of reserves across the rest of the region. Over half of the world’s rhino live on the savannah of the Greater Kruger, spread out across the national park and a variety of unfenced private reserves. Black rhinos have a distinguishing hooked lip and are browsers, feeding off bushes and shrubbery. This is the rhino you’ll mostly see in East Africa, although a few are dotted about the parks of Southern Africa. It’s the black subspecies that is most critically endangered and there are less than 2,000 of them left in the wild. Horns pointing skyward, faces cloaked in emotion, these are special animals that truly take the breath away.īlack rhinos and white rhinos? What’s the difference?īoth black and white rhinos are grey in appearance. They move with an elegance and grace that contrasts their prehistoric frames and unquestionable power. Wandering elegantly across the savannahs of Africa, rhinoceroses are the emblem of the wilderness.