The southern white rhino and northern white rhino are subspecies ... Contrary to the species name, both subspecies are gray in color. "White" may be taken from the Afrikaans word for “wide ...

superb photograph of a southern white rhino, silhouetted by rays of golden light, won first prize in the Hamdan International Photography Award’s (@hipaae) ‘General – colour’ category.

Both black and white rhinoceroses are actually gray. They are different not in color but in lip shape. The black rhino has a pointed upper lip, while its white relative has a squared lip.