Our First White Rhino spotting at Shindzela within the Timbavati Private Game Reserve.
The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species.
We hardly started our drive when we came across our first rino.
These massive animals can measure up to 4 metres long and weigh up to 2.3 tonnes, making them one of the largest land mammals in the world, only behind the three species of elephants.
Isn’t he just stunning?
Despite their name, white rhinos aren’t actually white, but grey. They get their name from the Afrikaans word for wide, which describes their mouth which is designed to graze on grass.
Shindzela tented safari lodge
Rhinoceros horns are made from a protein called keratin, the same substance that fingernails and hair are made of.
My first Rhino spotted at Shindzela tented safari lodge
Rhinoceros have thick, protective skin.
These guys are the most social of all rhino species. A group of rhinos is called a crash and they can live in groups of up to 14, mostly made up of females and their young.
They have two horns, with the front horn the longest, growing up to 1.5 metres long. The males are very aggressive and territorial, and use their horns to warn other males away. The males also mark their territories with large piles of dung called middens.
Such a beautiful creature!
Oh wow, that quite a rhino.
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Was stunning and saw him on our very first game drive!
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Wow beautiful and Interesting pictures 🙂
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Thank you so much Leyla. It was amazing getting so close to these beautiful and quite scary creatures!
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Rhinos are such beautiful animals!
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I agree, they are stunning animals!
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I am grateful for your efforts to show and focus on this beautiful animal with both picture and word. Why would we ever want to hunt and destroy such a magnificant animal. Keep up your efforts.
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It is quite sad that they are being poached to near extinction. I can’t understand people that do it.
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Beautiful! I’d love to someday see a white rhino!
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They are fabulous and I was lucky enough to see one on more than one occasion on this safari.
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Hi there, I have just come across you blog and love your posts! I am currently a safari guide in South Africa and would love to share my stories with you and everyone else who may be interested. It would be greatly appreciated if you would take a look at my blog. Thanks in advance for looking.
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Fabulous!! My brother is also a safari guide in South-Africa and you guys see some of the most amazing things!!
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No way!? Thats such a coincidence!! We are extremely lucky
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Most social, but still can be dangerous right?
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They can be very dangerous, but we kept our distance and he was just chilling. It amazed me that he just stood there and didn’t run away.
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What wonderful photos – you are very lucky
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Thank you!! This was an amazing start to our game drive.
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