Rhinoceros Bull In An African Landscape. Stock Photo

Rhinoceros bull walks in green grass and thorn trees in the background. Faan Meintjes, Northwest, South Africa. Green thorn trees in the background. The southern white rhinoceros is one of largest and heaviest land animals in the world. It has an immense body and large head, a short neck and broad chest. Females weigh around 1,700 kg 3,750 lb and males around 2,300 kg 5,070 lb.[6] The head-and-body length is 3.4–4 m 11.2–13.1 ft and a shoulder height of 160–186 cm 5.25–6.10 ft.[6] It has two horns on its snout. The front horn is larger than the other horn and averages 60 cm 24 in in length and can reach 150 cm 59 in.[7] Females usually have longer but thinner horns than the males, who have larger but shorter ones.