THE WHITE OR SQUARE-LIPPED 

 RHINOCEROS 



(^Rhinoceros simus) 



Burchell's Rhinoceros ; Umkombe of Zulus ; Umhofo of Mata- 

 bele ; Chukuru of Bechuanas ; Um Girin of Sudani. 



The White Rhinoceros, or Witte Rhenoster of the 

 Dutch hunters, was formerly common in the open 

 grassy country in South Africa, between the Orange 

 and Zambesi Rivers. It has never been recorded 

 south of the Orange River. At the present time 

 the only living specimens in South Africa number 

 about twenty, which are strictly preserved in the 

 Game Reserves of Zululand. It is possible one or 

 two may still exist in the remoter parts of Southern 

 Rhodesia. It was formerly believed that the 

 Zambesi was the northern limit of the White 

 Rhinoceros, but it is now known to be common in 

 north-eastern Congo, the southern portions of the 

 Sudan, west of the Nile, and some other parts of 

 Equatorial Africa. 



The northern race differs from the southern 

 form in the proportions of the skull, and apparently 

 the skin is somewhat different. It is known as 

 Rhinoceros simus cottoni. 



How the name of White Rhinoceros came to be 

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