Females reach sexual maturity at 6–7 years of age while males reach sexual maturity between 10–12 years of age.
Courtship is often a difficult affair.
The male stays beyond the point where the female acts aggressively and will give out a call when approaching her.
The male chases and or blocks the way of the female while squealing or wailing loudly if the female tries to leave his territory.
When ready to mate the female curls her tail and gets into a stiff stance during the half-hour copulation.
Breeding pairs stay together between 5–20 days before they part their separate ways.
The gestation period of a white rhino is 16 months.
A single calf is born and usually weighs between 40 and 65 kg (88 and 143 lb).
Calves are unsteady for their first two to three days of life.
When threatened, the baby will run in front of the mother, which is very protective of her calf and will fight for it vigorously.
Weaning starts at two months, but the calf may continue suckling for over 12 months.
The birth interval for the white rhino is between two and three years.
Before giving birth, the mother will chase off her current calf.
White rhinos can live to be up to 40–50 years old.

Adult white rhinos have no natural predators (other than humans) due to their size, and even young rhinos are rarely attacked or preyed on due to the mother's presence and their tough skin.
One exceptional successful attack was perpetrated by a lion pride on a roughly half-grown white rhinoceros, which weighed 1,055 kg (2,326 lb), and occurred in Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa.
Females reach sexual maturity at 6–7 years of age while males reach sexual maturity between 10–12 years of age. Courtship is often a difficult affair. The male stays beyond the point where the female acts aggressively and will give out a call when approaching her. The male chases and or blocks the way of the female while squealing or wailing loudly if the female tries to leave his territory. When ready to mate the female curls her tail and gets into a stiff stance during the half-hour copulation. Breeding pairs stay together between 5–20 days before they part their separate ways. The gestation period of a white rhino is 16 months. A single calf is born and usually weighs between 40 and 65 kg (88 and 143 lb). Calves are unsteady for their first two to three days of life. When threatened, the baby will run in front of the mother, which is very protective of her calf and will fight for it vigorously. Weaning starts at two months, but the calf may continue suckling for over 12 months. The birth interval for the white rhino is between two and three years. Before giving birth, the mother will chase off her current calf. White rhinos can live to be up to 40–50 years old.
Adult white rhinos have no natural predators (other than humans) due to their size, and even young rhinos are rarely attacked or preyed on due to the mother's presence and their tough skin. One exceptional successful attack was perpetrated by a lion pride on a roughly half-grown white rhinoceros, which weighed 1,055 kg (2,326 lb), and occurred in Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa.
White rhinoceros