Protecting disappearing species

Endangered species Black rhinoceros

CLASS: Mammalia

ORDER: Perissodactyla

FAMILY : Rhinocerotidae

GENUS: Diceros

SPECIES : bicornis

Scientific name : Diceros bicornis

Eating habits In the wild: they feed on twigs, branches, leaves and
shrubs. They also eat grass and bark.

At the zoo: hay, browse, and produce such as

lettuce, apples, and banana

Body 10.8-12.0 feet (3.3-3.6 m) long

weigh 1,760-3,080 pounds (800-1,400 kg). Males are

slightly larger than females.

60-63 inches (152-161 cm) at the shoulder.

The skin of the black rhino is dark gray or dark brown,

not black.

They have two horns on the nose. The larger anterior

horn can average 1.5 feet (0.5 m) long.

They have a large head, short neck and short, thick legs.
They have a prehensile, pointed upper lip.

Rhinos have thick but sensitive skin.

Population & distribution

Habitat scrublands, tropical and subtropical grasslands,

montane forests, savannas. Currently they are found
only in scattered pockets of Africa from the Cape to
Somalia, typically in protected areas or reserves.

Changes in the population 1800s-1900s: as many as 850,000; fairly continuous

throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa

1970: 65,000 in small, scattered, isolated populations

1990: 3,800
 1995: 2,410 (low point) - 98% decline since 1960 due to
large-scale poaching

1999: 2, 700 - slight increase

2001: 3,100 - slight increase

2010: 4,880 (latest estimate) - steady increase over past

15 years.

In 2023, an estimated population stands around 6,195

individuals.

Endangered status Critically endangered

Reasons for being endangered Poaching, Habitat Loss, Climate Change, Political
instability, Lack of funding and resources

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