Picture taken during a visit to Lion Country Safari in Loxahatchee, Florida.
From lioncountrysafari.com:
"Southern White Rhinoceros
(Ceratotherium simum simum)
Lion Country Safari is proud to be a part of the SSP (Species Survival Plan) of this endangered species, and many white rhinos have been born on our preserve since 1977. In the wild, rhinos have been hunted for their horns. Instead of being composed of bony material, rhino “horns” are made of fibers of keratin, a protein also found in our human hair and fingernails. White rhinos get their name from the Afrikaans word “wyde,” meaning wide, or square-lipped. Their color is actually stone-gray, not white as their name suggests."
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Picture taken during a visit to Lion Country Safari in Loxahatchee, Florida.
From lioncountrysafari.com:
"Asiatic Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee)
Truly wild Asiatic water buffalo are very rare and can be counted in the hundreds in south east Asia. Domesticated water buffalo are much more prevalent throughout the world however, and can be counted in the millions. They love the water and can often be found almost completely submerged in the ponds within their preserve."
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Picture taken during a visit to Lion Country Safari in Loxahatchee, Florida.
From lioncountrysafari.com:
"Common Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsyprimnus)
These large, shaggy brown antelope are easily recognized from the rear by the target-like white circles on their rumps. Waterbuck rove in small herds in grassy or lightly wooded areas of central Africa. The most water dependent of all the antelope species, they are never found far from the edge of a marsh or river."
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Picture taken during a visit to Lion Country Safari in Loxahatchee, Florida.
From lioncountrysafari.com:
"Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
Standing just two-and-a-half feet tall, this species of Indian antelope gets its name from the dark color of the mature male (which is known as a buck). Females and immature males are lighter in color. The male’s straight, ringed horns twist 3 or 4 times and are about 2 feet long. If danger approaches, blackbuck will spring up into the air to alert the rest of the herd — a behavior called pronking. Blackbuck are endangered in India."
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Picture taken during a visit to Lion Country Safari in Loxahatchee, Florida.
From lioncountrysafari.com:
"Common Zebra (Equus burchelli)
A member of the horse family, all are marked with patterns of stripes. Each individual has unique markings and like human fingerprints, no two are alike. Zebras are social animals that form close knit groups composed of an adult stallion, several mares and their foals. These family groups join together to form a herd. (Zebra foals are born throughout the year at Lion Country Safari.)"
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