Black Rhinoceroses

* height: adult = over 5 feet, newborn = 2 feet * weight: adult = 3000 pounds, newborn = 75 - 100 pounds

The black rhino lives in various areas of sub-Saharan Africa. There are scattered ranges north of the Congo basin, a long stretch along East Africa, and scattered areas in southern Africa.
they are located in namibia
The Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) is found in the eastern and central areas of Africa including Kenya, Tanzania,Cameroon,South Africa,Namibia and Zimbabwe.

The Rhinocerous are prey. Predators eat meat but rhinorcerous eat vegtables and fruit. I'm not saying if you see a rhinocerous go and pet it just cause it won't eat you. It is a very big creature and is scared easily.

The black rhino lives in sub arabian desert regons. They live near the nugusi desert bushflower as it is there main source of nutrition. this flower is rare and only grows in south-easten africa, particlarily in kenya.

A black rhino has two horns. The longest is in the front, and is usually about 20 inches long. However, and exceptionally large front horn may reach 55 inches.

On July 7, 2006 the World Conservation Union announced that one of the four subspecies, the West African Black Rhinoceros (longpipes) has been tentatively declared as extinct - which means that no one has reported seeing one since the above date.

There are still various low numbers of the other 3 subspecies but are all still in great danger of extinction and of course are all considered endangered.

The following link from the International Rhino Foundation may have some information of interest:

http://www.rhinos-irf.org/rhinoinformation/blackrhino/index.htm

INTRODUCTION The rhinoceros or rhino is one of the world's most magnificent creatures with its almost Prehistoric appearance. Sadly the five species of rhino are also among the group of animals most threatened with extinction (endangered). Three of these rhino species are found in Asia: the Indian or one-horned rhino (population about 1 500), the Sumatran (population about 200) and the Javan (population about 50). The three Asian rhino species are well protected and their numbers have remained steady. The other two rhino are found here in Africa: the white rhino (numbering about 4 500 - 5 000) and the black rhino (population about 3 000). The population of the black rhino (Diceros bicornis) is steadily declining. From a total number of at least 100 000 in 1960, spread across most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, there are today fewer than 3 500 black rhino left. Most of these survive in southern African countries where there are good protection measures e.g. South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. However poachers are managing to kill rhino in all three of these countries, despite protection. Numbers in South Africa have increased from about 100 to almost 700 since 1930.

All rhino's posses a large horn which they use for mating rights and for protection . White Rhino's however have a bit of an anger problem and are easily provoked combined with its large horn its a recipe for disaster. I have heard of a white rhino charging a full sized SUV and turning it on its side.

It is important to save any species that we can from becoming extinct. Every species has a role to play in maintaining the balance of the world, and keeping biodiversity, and black rhinos are beautiful, so we should want to save them.

Mostly cheetahs and other animals who eat meat.

However, the rhino's size makes it likely that only young, old, or injured rhinos would become prey for predators such as the big cats. Many are killed by humans, poachers who sell their horns on the black market.

The best thing to do is stop poulterer to stop killing them for there horns but if that poulterer

good to do that then here are fact black rhinos can kill in the night & the early morning.

Normally one at a time.

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The color is basically muddy grey. The main differences between the white and black rhino is that the black rhino is a bit smaller and has pointed lips.

It is fairly certain that the White Rhino became called so through misunderstanding its name in Afrikaans. In Afrikaans "wide" (referring to its wide, flat mouth) sounds fairly similar to "white", so in English it became the white rhino. Whether the other rhino is actually darker, or got called "black" just because of symmetry reasons, no noe really knows.

Most conceptions occur during the rainy season so that babies are born in the dry season. This enables those babies to be nourished by mother's milk throughout the difficult dry season when water and food are hard to find. Males reach sexual maturity around 7 to 10 years of age. Females reach sexual maturity between 4 to 7 years old.

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As herbivorous browsers, they eat most of the time they are awake.

Africa or Asia in the wild, and any big reputable zoo might have one or two.

Same way as nearly all other mammals - it departs the mother through a birthing canal, and out of the vagina. It's all done one a rather larger scale than humans, though!

The extinction of the black rhinoceros would have significant ecological consequences, as they play a crucial role in their habitats by influencing vegetation structure through their grazing habits. This can lead to decreased biodiversity, as other species that rely on the same ecosystem may struggle to survive. Additionally, the loss of the black rhino would diminish cultural and economic opportunities related to wildlife tourism, impacting local communities and conservation efforts. Overall, their extinction would disrupt ecosystem balance and diminish the richness of biodiversity.

Poaching has decimated the species. They are strictly protected now.

The mass of a black rhino is 3000 pounds.

Some black rhinos live in africa, some got removed and placed in other places

One would think that the amount of oxygen used, would be the same as

a herd of purple rhinos and black hippos, in the same situation.

That is assuming a space craft could be developed that would carry the weight of

the said animals to the space station in the first place

Black Rhinoceros is known as Hook-lipped Rhinocerosand scientific name is Diceros bicornis.