Today is World Rhino Day.
The statistics on the number of rhinos being killed in South Africa for their horn continues to make for heart-wrenching reading. We continue to loose hundreds of black and white rhinos annually to supply an illegal black market demand from Asian countries.
But the war continues. The brave rangers working daily to protect our natural heritage have not yet given up hope, and neither should we. We’ll continue to do our part to spread the word that rhino horn has no medicinal properties, and by rights should really not be worth any more than fingernails!
Let us celebrate these prehistoric-looking beasts for the magnificent beings that they are, deserving of a place on this planet for eternity.
White Rhino calf
White Rhinoceros
White Rhinoceros
White Rhinoceros
White Rhinos – Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
White Rhino drinking
Relaxed Black Rhino
White rhino
White rhino
Black rhino sunset
Black rhinos in feeding mode
Black rhinos in an aggressive mood
Black rhinos
I’m coming for you!
Don’t mess with a black rhino
White rhinoceros cow and rather large calf
White rhinoceros
White rhinoceros
White rhinoceros
The embodiment of magnificence
DeWetsWild 
Poachers should be shot on sight no questions asked.
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I think the same should apply to the people buying rhino horn and creating a market for something that is utterly useless to people…
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Beautiful animals – and wonderful photos!
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Thank you very much, Jude!
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Breathtaking shots, Dries.
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Thank you so much, Tish
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Incredibly good photos you’ve taken! 🙂 So big horns as the rhino on the last picture have, I have never seen before. Yes, it is a shame that Asians, most Japanese people, I understand, do not know better than that rhinos horn is made of the same materials as our nails. There are viagra …
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It is indeed a sad onslaught on our resources, John. Several Asian countries are the destinations of this ill-gotten bounty, with Vietnam the major player. More here: https://www.savetherhino.org/rhino_info/thorny_issues/tackling_the_demand_for_rhino_horn
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Oh, my, the horns on some of those are really long!! Long may these odd beasts thrive!
janet
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Amen, Janet. Amen.
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That poaching is so sad.
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It is cruel, wasteful and totally senseless.
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Indeed!
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