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BLACK RHINOCEROS
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Diceros bicornis
HOUSE NAME: Males "Jabari" "Ayubu" Female "Johari"
HABITAT: Dry bush country and thorn scrub in southern Africa.
CONSERVATION STATUS: Critically Endangered
CONSERVATION RESOURCE:
International Rhino Foundation
IMAGE: Female Johari
IMAGE: Male Jabari
FUN FACT: Rhinos are the second largest land animal, second in size only to the elephant. The black rhino's lip is triangle shaped for browsing branches and leaves. This species stands around 60 inches at the shoulder and weighs 2000-3000 pounds.
FUN FACT: The second largest land animal; second in size only to the elephant. They have three, very massively built toes. They have a short neck and small eyes. The head, which bears two solid horns growing from the skin with no skeletal support, is held higher than the white rhino. The front horn is always longer than the back horn and has been measured up to 53 inches long. The skin is very thick, making folds on the shoulders and hindquarters. The upper lip is pointed, extendable, and the tip is prehensile or suitable for grasping. The black rhino’s lip is triangle shaped for browsing branches and leaves. This species stands 60 inches at the shoulder and weighs 2000 – 3000 pounds.
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IMAGE: Male Ayubu (Son of Johari and Jabari, born in January of 2021)
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