![]() ![]() ![]() There are five surviving rhino species, three of which are critically endangered. Millions of years ago, rhinos could be found in North America and Europe as well as in Africa and Asia. Gestation lasts approximately 14-16 months, with a single calf being the norm every 2-1/2 to 3 years. Females reach sexual maturity between ages 4 and 7 males mature between ages 7 and 10. Black rhino home ranges vary greatly depending on the habitat and to some extent on sex and age.īlack rhinos may live up to 35 years in the wild. Adult females have overlapping ranges while males are generally solitary and may be territorial. Living primarily in grasslands, savannahs and tropical bush lands, black rhinos are browsers with prehensile upper lips adapted for grasping and holding leaves and branches of shrubs and trees.īlack rhinos are semi-social and territorial. The species probably derives its name as a distinction from the white rhino (itself a misnomer) and/or from the dark-colored local soil that often covers its skin after wallowing in mud. What's in a Name?īlack rhinoceros are actually not black at all. Keratin is the same material that makes up human hair and fingernails. Rhino horns are made of keratin, or densely compressed hair. The front (anterior) horn is larger and measures up to 55 inches, while the rear (posterior) horn is smaller and measures up to 22 inches. Its habit of charging at moving objects makes it a mammal to be avoided, especially since its eyesight isn't great. The black rhino is an imposing animal, weighing in at more than one ton. Grasslands, savannahs and tropical bushlands Eastern and Southern Africa from Kenya to the Cape ![]()
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