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Eastern Black Rhino

Diceros bicornis michaeli

Black Rhino are smaller and less common than the White Rhino.  Adult males are territorial and solitary, but females can be semi-social if there are enough resources. 

 

Black Rhino are browsers, feeding on leaves, bark, twigs and branches using their prehensile upper lip to pick and break these off trees and shrubs.

 

Conservation

Conservation efforts have seen populations of Black Rhino increase in recent times, but habitat loss and especially poaching are still major threats to the survival of Black Rhino.

Height
1.2-1.4 m
Length
2.8-3.6 m
Weight
1.2-1.6 tonnes
Calf
1
Range
Kenya and Tanzania
Conservation status
Critically Endangered
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