White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum)

The white rhino is a massive animal, ranking as the second-largest land mammal on Earth after the elephant. It is distinguished from its black rhino relative by a broad, square upper lip perfectly adapted for mowing down vast amounts of short savannah grasses, rather than browsing on branches. The white rhino carries two formidable horns composed entirely of compressed keratin. Despite their immense weight of up to two tons, white rhinos possess surprising agility and speed when charging. Because they are highly short-sighted, they rely heavily on their sharp senses of hearing and smell to navigate their territories and protect their calves within small social groups called crashes.