BLACK RHINO
BY MATT NAPPE
used with permission from potter park zoo
The black rhino is smaller than the white rhino and can be
distinguished from the white rhino by it's hooked upper lip. The
white rhino has a squared upper lip. The black rhino carries it's
head higher than it's cousin and has no hump on it's neck. It's
horn can be as long as 1,05 centimeters.
The male weighs up to and over 1000kg. The female is pregnent
for 15 months. The calves are usually seen cantering along or
behind their mothers. The black rhino is a moody animal, given to
attacking people, on foot or even in cars. This mammal is
threatened with extinction from poachers who kill the animal for
it's front horn which is sold internationally.
The Black Rhinoceros is almost gone. Destroyed by poaching
and with loss of habitat, Black Rhino's may disappear from the
face of the Earth before we really get to know them. Said to be
one of the most dangerous animals in Africa, the Black Rhino's
habits and behavior has not been studied enough. The endangered
status is focusing major attention on the Black Rhino, but there
has not been enough time to get past all the scientific study and
get to the real nature of the beast.
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