black rhino
African horned browser
The black rhino is one of two African rhinoceros species, distinguished from the white rhino by its pointed, prehensile upper lip adapted for browsing on shrubs and trees.
Despite the name, black rhinos are gray—the color distinction from white rhinos is meaningless, likely originating from a mistranslation.
Critically endangered due to poaching for their horns: Black rhino populations have declined over ninety percent since the 1960s.
Pointed animal headgear
- keratinStructural hair protein
- thick skinImmunity to criticism
- hideConceal or pelt
- poor eyesightImpaired visual acuity
acute hearing · keen smell · charge · tonnage · bulk · massive · gray · stocky
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
- browserWeb access program
- ungulateMammal with hooves
- pachydermThick-skinned hoofed mammal
megafauna · solitary · territorial · calf · cow · bull · gestation · lifespan
At extinction's edge
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- anti-poachingCombating illegal animal killing
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
population decline · habitat loss · translocation · breeding program · sanctuary · protected area · ranger · WWF
East African country, capital Nairobi
- TanzaniaDodoma-capital nation
- NamibiaSouthwestern African coastal country
- ZimbabweSouthern African republic
- South AfricaRainbow nation
Botswana · Zambia · Serengeti · Kruger · Masai Mara · national park · reserve · game park
horn
Pointed animal headgear
- keratinStructural hair protein
- thick skinImmunity to criticism
- hideConceal or pelt
poor eyesight · acute hearing · keen smell · charge · tonnage · bulk · massive · gray · stocky
mammal
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
pachyderm · megafauna · solitary · territorial · calf · cow · bull · gestation · lifespan · subspecies
critically endangered
At extinction's edge
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- anti-poachingCombating illegal animal killing
extinction · population decline · habitat loss · translocation · breeding program · sanctuary · protected area · ranger · WWF · dehorning
Kenya
East African country, capital Nairobi
- TanzaniaDodoma-capital nation
- NamibiaSouthwestern African coastal country
- ZimbabweSouthern African republic
South Africa · Botswana · Zambia · Serengeti · Kruger · Masai Mara · national park · reserve · game park · safari
savanna
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- shrublandBush-dominated vegetation zone
- bushlandUncultivated native vegetation area
- thornbushSpiny woody plant
acacia · woodland · grassland · watering hole · wallow · mud bath · browsing · thicket · semi-arid · tropical
- rhinos
- African wildlifeelephant, African elephant, lion, hippo, elephants
- big gameAfrican elephant, elephant, bison, grizzly bear, brown bear
- Endangered Wildlifeblue whale, bonobo, California condor, giant panda, mountain gorilla
- Kenya faunalion, elephant, giraffe, zebra, cheetah
- megafaunaelephant, mammoth, woolly mammoth, mastodon, Asian elephant
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