Black Rhinoceros

Black Rhinoceros

The black rhinoceros is a mammal belonging to the family Rhinocerotidae in the order Rhinoceros, also known as the black rhinoceros or the pointed snouted rhinoceros. Strong and robust in physique, with skin ranging from brown to gray, and sparse and hard fur; The skin is thick and rough, with less obvious wrinkles on the shoulders and waist compared to Indian rhinoceros, and there are no wart like protrusions on the surface of the body; The ears are oval in shape, with a thick and long head and a short and thick neck; The upper part of the nose has solid anterior and posterior double horns, with the largest anterior horn measuring up to 1.4 meters in length; There is a sharp protrusion in the middle of the upper lip that can stretch and curl. Males have a slightly larger body weight than females. Black rhinoceros is mainly distributed in vast areas of eastern, central, western, and southern Africa. Often feeds on the tender branches, leaves, and fruits of woody plants, especially fond of eating acacia, and occasionally eats green grass.
Black Rhinoceros

Black Rhinoceros

The black rhinoceros is a mammal belonging to the family Rhinocerotidae in the order Rhinoceros, also known as the black rhinoceros or the pointed snouted rhinoceros. Black rhinoceros is mainly distributed in vast areas of eastern, central, western, and southern Africa. It mainly inhabits mountainous areas near water sources, usually in dense multi spine shrubs or Robinia pseudoacacia shrubs. Often feeds on the tender branches, leaves, and fruits of woody plants, especially fond of eating acacia, and occasionally eats green grass. Living alone or forming small groups. The black rhinoceros was once the most abundant species in the rhinoceros family, with an estimated 850000 individuals in history. Due to uncontrolled hunting, habitat loss, and recent poaching, the number has dropped to less than 2000.
African elephant

African elephant

It is a genus of elephants in the family Elephantidae, named by Baron Georges Cuvier in 1825. African elephants are the largest mammals on land, with males and females exhibiting a binary sex. Adult African male elephants are taller than 3.5 meters and can reach a maximum height of 4.1 meters. The weight is approximately 2.7 to 6 tons, with females being smaller than males and the heaviest recorded being 13.5 tons. Their longest recorded tooth weighs 102.7 kilograms. Countless African elephants have been killed because of their ivory. African elephants are listed in Appendix I of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (CITES).