The order Perissodactyla, are a small group of browsing and grazing mammals. All animals in this order are large in size and the group is diverse. At one extreme are the athletic, graceful horses (family Equitidae); whilst at the other are the colossal rhinoceroses (family Rhinoceritidae). Tapirs are the third family (Tapiridae) in this group. Despite the vast differences in their physical appearances, Perissodactyls are united by the fact that they all have an odd number of toes. We have five species of Perissodactyls here at the Zoo, including Grevy’s Zebra and Black Rhinos.
The Greater One-horned Rhino is the largest of all rhino species and has a thick, silver-brown hide with loose skin folds which give it an armour-plated appearance.
The Eastern Black Rhino is Critically Endangered and there are only around 700 left in the wild. Chester Zoo is instrumental in the conservation of this species.
The Grevy's Zebra is the largest of all wild equines and the rarest of the three zebra species.
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