(Diceros bicornis) is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern and central Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Angola. Although the rhinoceros is referred to as black, its colors vary from brown to gray.
| Black rhinoceros or Hook-lipped rhinoceros[1] |
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| Black rhinoceros at the St. Louis Zoo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Eutheria |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
| Genus: | Diceros Gray, 1821 |
| Species: | D. bicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diceros bicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Diceros bicornis bicornis † Diceros bicornis brucii † Diceros bicornis chobiensis Diceros bicornis ladoensis Diceros bicornis longipes † Diceros bicornis michaeli Diceros bicornis minor Diceros bicornis occidentalis |
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| Historical black rhinoceros range (ca. 1700 A.D.).[3] Hatched: Possible historical range in West Africa.[4] | |
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| Current black rhinoceros range native reintroduced introduced possibly extinct extinct | |
Well Why Does The Rhino Need Us Because Poachers in West Africa on the picture above
They mostly need help because those Poachers in West Africa, They dont kill for harm they kill for their horns,
the Horns are used for medicine and they give to the Africans. But the billion question is
WHY KILL THEM?
I dont understand!Why dont they find another way to cure the sickness!
BUT tonght ill find the way!
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Hello Aaryanna,
ReplyDeleteI really love this post. This post have some great scientific information about the black rhino. It would be great if you can edit the bottom portion of the post. Check your spelling and rephrase it to make it clearer.
Mr. Ronelus