White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) calf,aged six months. The white rhinoceros is a herbivore that lives in grasslands and savannahs. It is the second largest land animal after the elephant,weighing up to 3600 kilograms. Females give birth to a single calf every three to four years,after a gestation period of approximately seventeen months. The calf is typically sixty-five kilograms when born. The calf will be weaned when it is one year old,but will not leave its mother until her next calf is born. Photographed in Mkhuzi,South Africa | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Chadwick, Peter |
Taille de l’image : | 5088 px × 3489 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
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