Explore the world of rhino species

Rhino is one of the most endangered animals in the world due to widespread hunting. Its horns are hunted because it is believed to help men increase their ability in life in the perspective of Oriental medicine.

Two rhinos are drinking water at Pretoriuskop in Kruger National Park, South Africa. This is home to many native endemic species and is home to a large number of white rhinos and black rhinos.Photo: South Africa Tour.

A 39-year-old mother rhino belonging to Indian rhino is helping her child learn to walk at Miami Metrozoo zoo, Florida state, USA.Photo: Kitty.

Close up of the shaggy head of an adult black rhino. Its two horns are the target of smugglers.Photos: Wikipedia.

Rhinocerotidae (Rhinocerotidae) has 5 extant species including: white rhino, black rhino, Sumatra rhino, Indian rhino and Java rhino. Two species are even more individual: black rhino and white rhino living in southern part of Africa. White rhinoceros as in the photo is actually gray.Photos: Wikipedia.

And this is a black rhino, but the skin color is not much different from the white rhino. The main difference between the two species is that the white rhino has a wide lip, while the rhino lip is more acute. All 5 rhino species are at risk of extinction, in which the Javan rhino has the most muscle disappearance due to a very small number (about 60 individuals in 2002).Photos: Wikipedia.

Sleeping posture of two black rhinos. This rhino species has been scattered throughout southern Africa with thousands of animals. But today only small groups of black rhinos have been found in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya, Namibia and Tanzania in hunting for horns.Photo: Justin.

Two mother and daughter in white rhino on the meadow. According to traditional Asian medicine, rhino horn works as a positive force so it becomes a high-priced item in the black market. In addition, rhino horn is also a precious material for making daggers in Yemen and Oman. Rhino horns are made of very solid keratin.Photo: Rhinos.

The striking feature of this horned animal is that the protective skin is made up of layers of glue with an optimum thickness of about 5 cm, arranged in mesh structure.Photos: Wikipedia.

Two of the rhino individuals are increasingly shrinking at Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. Rhino protection campaigns started in the 1970s, but rhino populations continue to decline seriously. The sale of rhino body parts is prohibited under CITES conventions, but the poaching of horns remains the most dangerous threat to all rhinos.Photos: Wikipedia.