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What is the difference between white rhinos and black rhinos?

Black and white rhinoceroses got such names unjustifiably - they can all be dark gray, and light gray, and brown. The error arose due to the fact that the British colonists took the Dutch "wijd" for the word "white" - "white", but it should have been "wide" - "wide", since this species has a wide mouth. And since white rhinos appeared, the species with a narrow mouth was called the black rhinoceros.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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