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The species was first named Rhinoceros bicornis by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema naturae in 1758. The name means "double-horned rhinoceros". There is some confusion about what exactly Linnaeus conceived under this name as this species was probably based upon the skull of a single-horned Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), with a second horn artificially added by the ...
It is a species of rhinoceros, native to Eastern Africa and Southern Africa, including Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Although the species is referred to as black, its colours vary from brown to grey. It is the only extant species of the genus Diceros.
Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) The black rhinoceros also called the black rhino or hook-lipped rhinoceros, is a species of rhinoceros native to Southern and East Africa. It has two horns made of keratin, with the larger front horn growing up to 140 cm (55 in). It is actually brown or grey rather than black. [26] [27] Javan rhinoceros ...
The eastern black rhinoceros is a critically endangered species, with only about 740 remaining in the wild. Black rhino baby, a critically endangered species, is born New Year’s Eve at KC Zoo ...
A rhinoceros (/ r aɪ ˈ n ɒ s ər ə s / ry-NOSS-ə-rəss; from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs) 'nose-horned'; from ῥίς (rhis) 'nose' and κέρας (kéras) 'horn'; [1] pl.: rhinoceros or rhinoceroses), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates (perissodactyls) in the family ...
The south-central black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor), also known as the south-central hook-lipped rhinoceros or the lesser black rhino, is a subspecies of the black rhinoceros. In keeping with the rules of zoological nomenclature, the south-central black rhinoceros should be known as Diceros bicornis keitloa (Smith, 1836), a nomen novum. [3]
The three-week-old youngster, who already weighs 11st 7lbs (73kg), has emerged into the rhino reserve at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, in Doncaster. Critically endangered black rhino calf born in ...
A rhino was put down about a year and a half after arriving at an Alabama zoo. Moyo, the 6-year-old Eastern black rhinoceros, was euthanized by staff members at The Birmingham Zoo after he ...