black rhinoceros
Hook-lipped African rhinoceros
The black rhinoceros is a large African mammal distinguished from its cousin the white rhinoceros not by color—both are grayish—but by its pointed, prehensile upper lip adapted for browsing on shrubs and trees.
Native to eastern and southern Africa, black rhinos are smaller and more solitary than white rhinos, with a reputation for being more aggressive.
Poaching for their horns has made them critically endangered, with populations declining dramatically over the past century.
Thick-skinned hoofed mammal
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
- ungulateMammal with hooves
- browserWeb access program
megafauna · solitary · territorial · nocturnal · calf · cow · bull · lifespan
At risk of extinction
- critically endangeredAt extinction's edge
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
CITES · protection · sanctuary · reserve · translocation · breeding program · population · recovery
Structural hair protein
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- illegal tradeUnlawful commercial exchange
- traditional medicineInherited therapeutic practices
- demandForceful request or requirement
Yemen · Vietnam · China · trafficking · smuggling · defense · weapon · combat
pachyderm
Thick-skinned hoofed mammal
browser · megafauna · solitary · territorial · nocturnal · calf · cow · bull · lifespan · gestation
endangered
At risk of extinction
- critically endangeredAt extinction's edge
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
threatened · CITES · protection · sanctuary · reserve · translocation · breeding program · population · recovery · monitoring
keratin
Structural hair protein
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- illegal tradeUnlawful commercial exchange
- traditional medicineInherited therapeutic practices
demand · Yemen · Vietnam · China · trafficking · smuggling · defense · weapon · combat · dominance
massive
Extremely large and heavy
- bulkyLarge and awkward to handle
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
- tonnageShip's weight capacity
thick-skinned · hide · armor · sturdy · robust · powerful · muscular · stocky · grey · wrinkled
savannah
Tropical grassland ecosystem
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- bushlandUncultivated native vegetation area
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
acacia · thornbush · waterhole · mudhole · wallow · range · territory · sub-Saharan · Kenya · Tanzania