Meet a resident of the Bioparco
Currently visible
Southern white rhinoceros
Kibo
Ceratotherium simum simum
Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.
Meet Kibo
Kibo is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.
An individual, not just a species
The identity card of Kibo
- Sex
- non specificato
- Origin
- The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.
Verifiable facts and scientific language
Species profile
Southern white rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum simum
The southern white rhinoceros is a massive body, two horns and a broad front lip suited to grazing.
- Class
- Mammalia
- Diet
- Herbivore
- IUCN status
- NT Near Threatened Near Threatened (NT) It is not currently threatened, but may become so in the near future. IUCN Red List classification
- Natural habitat
- Grassland savannas, open scrub and areas with access to water.
- Distribution
- Southern Africa, with reintroduced populations in several protected areas.
- Feeding
- Short grasses cropped close to the ground.
- Characteristics
- A massive body, two horns and a broad front lip suited to grazing.
One fact to take home
Observe, connect, remember
Mud wallows help protect the skin and regulate body temperature.