The white and the black rhino differ first in size, the former being larger, with a longer skull and larger ears. Further, in the black rhino the skin forms folds around the neck and at the base of the limbs, absent in the white rhino. The anterior horn of the white rhino is situated further forward on the nasals than that of the black rhino, and is consequently sometimes worn away in front. The upper lip of the white rhino is squared, while that of the black rhino protrudes and appears slightly puckered. Finally, in the white rhino the front portion of the mandible is more depressed and spatulated and the angle between the sagittal and lambdoid crests is more acute than in the black rhino.
The white and the black rhino differ first in size, the former being larger, with a longer skull and larger ears. Further, in the black rhino the skin forms folds around the neck and at the base of the limbs, absent in the white rhino. The anterior horn of the white rhino is situated further forward on the nasals than that of the black rhino, and is consequently sometimes worn away in front. The upper lip of the white rhino is squared, while that of the black rhino protrudes and appears slightly puckered. Finally, in the white rhino the front portion of the mandible is more depressed and spatulated and the angle between the sagittal and lambdoid crests is more acute than in the black rhino.
In August 1952, it was reported that a white rhinoceros cow was lying dead in the dry bed of the Umfolozi, and that a female calf of nearly 8 months was keeping guard, pathetically chasing away the vultures which had gathered in expectation of a meal. As the calf was still too young to feed itself, arrangements were made with the Pretoria Zoo for its capture. A keeper was sent, and, aided by a hunting party from Masimba, the young animal was captured. It was given the name Dengesi because it was caught at the foot of the Dengesi Hills, and it is now growing up as the third Zululand square-lipped rhinoceros in captivity.
