Rare white rhino(1 of 4 left) roams the plains with armed bodyguards

[Brian22]

Anyone know what kind of rifles these are? I've seen them before but can't remember. G3?

http://i.imgur.com/trLr6.jpg

 

[JCcypress]

Very cool photo.

HK 91 or G3?

 

[Brian22]

Thanks guys.

 

[SeventhSon]

You know you're awesome when you have men armed with G3's guarding you.

 

[cnodie1]

It's really sad that they have to protect them like this.

 

[bs875]

HK G3, or a copy of same.

They're all over the third world; mainly hand-me-downs from other nations who leapt upon the 5.56mm bandwagon.

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Does HK hate them too?

 

[SeventhSon]

Does HK hate them too?

Of course not. They are operators. All Rhinos are. Here is their manual.

 

[Baldrik78]

Rear mounted blade? And here I thought the front end of a rhino was the dangerous end.

 

[SeventhSon]

Rear mounted blade? And here I thought the front end of a rhino was the dangerous end.

Obviously you have never stood near the back end of a Rhino.

 

[Baldrik78]

Obviously you have never stood near the back end of a Rhino.

You would be correct. I have zero experience with the rear ends on rhinoceri. Except for (insert "your mother" joke here).

 

[Gus McCrae]

Kind of surprising that they are so close to the White Rhino. I didn't think Rhinos were friendly creatures.

 

[Gus McCrae]

Ok:

The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is one of the five species of rhinoceros that still exist. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. The white rhino consists of two subspecies: the southern white rhino, with an estimated 17,460 wild-living animals at the end of 2007 (IUCN 2008), and the much rarer northern white rhino. The northern subspecies has very few remaining, all in captivity.[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_rhinoceros

 

[machinedrummer]

Amazing that an animal in the desert can be protected by armed guards but our US Embassy can't be protected. We should place white tigers in our embassys all across the world and let PETA protect them.

 

[Bosco]

There is a post on the front page today saying there are only 4 White Rhinos left in the world today. This is obviously false. What that OP failed to mention is that s/he was only including a single subspecies - the Northern White Rhino. There are also the Southern White Rhinos who are prospering in captivity and the wild.While it is sad the Northern White Rhino is disappearing, that post can be very misleading and I wanted to clear that up.
Also, fun tidbit. White Rhinos aren't named for their color. They're named for the Afrikaans word "Vit" (vite) which means wide. It's in reference to their lips. White Rhinos have square lips, since they are grazers and often live in the flat grasslands, as opposed to Black Rhinos who have pointed lips which help them pick grasses between the rocks they normally live near.
Now you know an easy way to tell the difference between a White Rhino and a Black Rhino (besides their size, since White Rhinos are often 2000lbs larger than Black Rhinos). When it comes to lips, Black Rhino = pointed, White Rhino = square.

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[jdindadell]

Why is that dude groping the rhino? Is he prepping to get freaky? The other guy's have turned their backs, I bet they are disgusted, or better yet, waiting their turn. No wonder there are only 4 left, this has turned them off mating.