The Rhino Sanctuary

Yesterday I went to the Botswana Rhino sanctuary, where they keep most of the rhinos in Botswana. There are white rhinos and black rhinos in the sanctuary. There are 28 white rhinos and 3 black rhinos. In all of Botswana, there are only 7 black rhinos. We went on a safari drive, and the guide could tell apart black rhino poop and white rhino poop because black rhinos mainly eat leaves and twigs, while white rhinos eat grass. Rhinos only digest 40% of what they eat, so all the guide had to do was look at the poop. Here are some photos of the rhino sanctuary.

Here is a white rhino. When it is hot, he will lie down in some shade and eat grass. White rhinos are stronger than black rhinos, but black rhinos can run up to 28 MPH, while white rhinos can only run up to 22 MPH.

Those little black things you see are dung beetles. They have a hard shell on their back, and they can open it up. Under the shell are 2 wings so they can fly. I got to pick one up and hold it.

This is our camp site.