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Africa
Black Rhino description and diet
Black Rhinos are herbivores, and they eat twigs and a large variety of plants and fruits. They eat meals in the morning and evening; they nap during midday.
Habitat of the Black Rhino
Adaptation
Population
The Black Rhino can adapt by populating
Thick skin
Black Rhinos' thick skin allows them to wallow in mud. The mud will help cool then down and prevent sunburn.
Horns
Every Black Rhino has at least two horns, some have three. They use these horns for protection and digging up roots.
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Citations
Sites:
"Rhinoceros." African Wildlife Foundation. 24 Apr. 2013 http://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/rhinoceros.
"Black rhinoceros." WWF. 24 Apr. 2013 http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/rhinoceros/african_rhinos/black_rhinoceros/.
"Black Rhinoceros." Wikipedia. 24 Apr. 2013. Wikimedia Foundation. 24 Apr. 2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RedWolf/Black_Rhinoceros.
Photos:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8881076/Two-rhino-species-extinct.html
http://nairobinationalpark.wildlifedirect.org/category/black-rhino/
http://intlrhinofoundation.wordpress.com/category/black-rhinos/
http://backyardzoologist.wordpress.com/tag/black-rhino/
http://www.rhinoconservation.org/2010/02/21/rhino-horn-knowledge-vs-superstition/
http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/kaziranga-poaching.html