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The white rhino is actually not white in color; the name is thought to be a result of mistaking the Afrikaans word “weit” (meaning “wide”) for “white.” The White Rhino is grey, although he or she often looks brown due to being covered in mud after wallowing.
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About Rhishja Cota-LarsonRhishja is the founder of Saving Rhinos, which publishes news and information about the illegal trade in rhino horn and rhino conservation issues. She is the Editor of the blogs "Rhino Horn is Not Medicine" and "Project Pangolin", and author of the book "Murder, Myths & Medicine". Check out savingrhinos.org, rhinoconservation.org, and pangolins.org to learn more. When Rhishja is not blogging about the illegal wildlife trade, she enjoys rocking out to live music.
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Thanks for the info. They are fascinating animals. I did not realize they are fairly closely related to horses.
I read elsewhere that the record size for a white rhino was a specimen of 10,000 pounds!