![]() ![]() Rhino poaching, which is illegal hunting. ![]() There are now around 5550 black rhinos across Africa,and were working to. Historic Natural Range: Southern and Eastern Africa (from Namibia, through Zambia up to Ethiopia, and all countries to the East) and in a East to west running belt from Ethiopia to Guinea (Southern edge of Sahara)Ĭurrent Range: In several National Parks primarily located in Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania & Kenya.īlack Rhinos are browsers and primarily feed on leafy plants, branches & shootsīlack Rhinos are known to eat up to 220 different species of plant.īlack Rhinos can live up to 5 days without water. The critically endangered species plight can be largely blamed on two major threats: poaching and habitat alteration. Black rhinos weigh up to 1350kg - over 20 times the average weight of a person. Habitat: grasslands, savannahs and tropical bush land. Through the past 200 years (until 1998), there have been 775 animals recorded in zoos, of which 292 were born in captivity Pre 20th century numbers: several hundred thousand.Ĭurrent numbers in captivity: At the end of 2004, there were 277 black rhinos in captivity. The skin of the black rhino is dark gray or dark brown, not black. They stand 60-63 inches (152-161 cm) at the shoulder. Gestation period: around 15 to 16 months.īirth intervals per calf: 2.5 to 4 years. Black rhinos are 10.8-12.0 feet (3.3-3.6 m) long. Home range size dependent on habitat, sex and age and varies greatlyīlack Rhinos browse for food in the morning and evening and sleep or wallow during the hottest part of the day. Males are mainly solitary and probably territorial.įemale home ranges overlap and are less solitary The oldest recorded animal lived 44 years 9 months in a zoo.Ĭharacteristics: pointed hooked upper lip (prehensile lip)īlack Rhinos are usually portrayed as the most aggressive of all Rhino Species Anterior Horn length: 1 ft 8 in – 4 ft 4 in ![]()
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