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White rhinoceros

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White rhinoceros

These white rhinos are in the Auckland Zoo. Large land mammals – such as elephants, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and rhinos – are usually featured in zoos.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Zoos and aquariums – Zoo animals and entertainment, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18437/white-rhinoceros (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.