White or Square-lipped Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni)

Description:

Description: English: White or Square-lipped Rhinoceros. The broad, square mouth, and especially the horny edge of the lower lip, facilitate the cropping of grass, its only food. In the picture at the left, this ridge, usually covered by the bulky snout, may be distinctly seen. The head of this species is much longer than that of the common black rhinoceros. From contact with vegetation near the ground, the anterior horn is worn off in front, and its base squarish. The variation in size and shape of horns is extensive. Date: 1920. Source: Lang, Herbert (1920). "The White Rhinoceros of the Belgian Congo". Zoological Society Bulletin 23. Author: Herbert Lang (1879–1957) . . Description: German zoologist. Date of birth/death: 24 March 1879 29 May 1957 . Location of birth: Öhringen. Authority control: : Q1161722 VIAF: 47676291 ISNI: 0000 0000 4128 1129 LCCN: no98112011 GND: 123702178 Koninklijke: 357367332 WorldCat. creator QS:P170,Q1161722.