Arteries of the head of the white rhinocerous (Ceratotherium simum, Burchel, 1817)

The aim of the study was the comparative analysis of the arteries of the head of the white rhinocerous, represented Rhinocerotidae family. Corrosive preparation of the arteries of the head of the white rhinocerous female was studied. The age of these specimen was 3,5. Common feature of the arteries of the head of white rhinocerous and all Perissodactyla is the way of the terminal division of the common carotid artery. In white rhinocerous the lingual artery and the facial artery, depart seperately from the arterial trunk, like in other animals of Tapiridae family. Arterial rete mirabile of the white rhinocerous is only one case recorded at the Perissodactyla order. This is also distinguishing mark of the Rhinocerotidae family.