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Black rhino

The rhino is prized for its horn. Not a true horn, it is made of thickly matted hair that grows from the skull without skeletal support. The major demand for horn is in Asia, where it is used in traditional medicine and ornamental carvings. On Phinda Wildlife Research Project you can help monitor these magnificent creatures.

How to hand rear a rhino

A good hand-rearer should be prepared to invest a lot of effort with the reward being the release of a successfully rehabilitated animal. 15% of body weight per day is required to supply nutritional needs for rhinos and in some cases feeds are required throughout the night.

Time for a nap

Being a mum at Moholoholo

Hand rearing a rhino

Given the current conservation status of both the black and white rhino populations, each and every animal is of high importance. Bottle feeding is the preferable method used for hand rearing these animals.

Rhino capture

M99 is a powerful morphine derivative. Once sedated with M99, a rhino will sink to the ground, allowing the capture team to rope the animal and take blood and other samples.

Hands-on capture work

Students at game capture get the opportunity to experience the every day workings of the team, and are afforded the opportunity to get hands on capture experience - as opposed to being only spectators!

Mud bath

Work with the wildlife

The White Rhino

Under the hot African sun, rhinos find a suitable water hole and roll in its mud, coating their skin with a natural bug repellent and sun bloc

Walking with mum

Unlike the calves of the black rhino, white rhino calves walk in front of the mother

The White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum)

The word rhinoceros is derived from Greek, meaning nose horn which is their most distinctive feature. The white rhinoceros derives its scientific name, Ceratotherium simum from the Greek cerato, meaning horn; thorium, meaning wild beast and simum meaning flat nosed.