The Black Rhino
why they are endangered
Like other kinds of rhinos, the Black Rhinoceros was hunted for the horns. It is believed that the rhinos' horns can be used for medicine. But, nobody really knows. It became popular to use the horns of the Black Rhinoceros in the handle part of a knife. And people started to sell them at a high price. This is why the number of the Black Rhinoceros dropped to 2,410 in 1995.
location and habitat
some black rhinos live in Cameroon, Kenya, Ethiopia, Namibia, South Africa, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe , and Zambia
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
classification
Black rhinos are 10.8-12.0 feet (3.3-3.6 m) long.
• They weigh 1,760-3,080 pounds (800-1,400 kg). Males are slightly larger than females.
• They stand 60-63 inches (152-161 cm) at the shoulder.
• The skin of the black rhino is dark gray or dark brown, not black.
• They have two horns on the nose. The larger anterior horn can average one-and-a-half feet (0.5 m)
long.
• They have a large head, short neck and short, thick legs.
• Prehensile, pointed upper lip
what they eat
Black Rhinoceroses are herbivores they mainly eat leaves and branches of bushes. Sometimes they also eat grass.