The white rhino is quite agile, able to move 25 miles an hour over short distances. One captive rhino climbed a gate over six feet high. The white rhino's name does not refer to its color. Rhinos could be found in many parts of the world, including Europe, until the last Ice Age, about 15,000 years ago. The longest white rhino horn measured six and a half feet, but few white rhinos live long enough to grow a horn that long.
Populations are small but stable in protected parks.
Continued hunting threatens the northern subspecies, which occurs only in the Garamba National Park in Zaire. Male, 12-16 ft. Female, 11-12 ft. Female, 5-6 ft. Up to 4 tons.