Today is World Rhino Day, and to celebrate we"re in South Africa, the home of the majority of the planet"s white rhinos. In the wild, these majestic animals are grazers, with wide, square upper lips perfect for feeding on the grasses of African savannahs. The two-horned white rhino is one of five living rhino species, along with the black, greater one-horned, Sumatran, and Javan rhinos. White rhinos, like the mother and offspring you see nuzzling here, have seen their numbers dwindle due to poaching and shrinking natural habitats.
What s cuter than nuzzling rhinos?
Today in History
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First day of National Park Week
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Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
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Burrowing owls
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Merry Christmas
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Lighting it up for Vivid Sydney
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Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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Mountain mists over Bavaria
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Tassili n’Ajjer, Sahara, Algeria
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Looking down on the Otter
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Playa del Silencio, Spain
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Champaka Sarasi, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
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In praise of the old…the very old
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The beach at Cala Luna, Sardinia, Italy
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‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
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What s going on in this sky?
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Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
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Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
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Midnight sun
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Fall color sweeps across the West
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Who doesn’t love a ‘Puppy’?
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Exploring the Pearl of the Atlantic
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World Penguin Day
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Dyavolski Most
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Manatees rebound
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A dramatic view of Sicily
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Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
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Marine Day, Japan
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Badlands National Park in South Dakota
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National Fossil Day