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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 ...
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 ...
Rhinoceros are endangered species with fewer than 30,000 living in the wild today. At the start of the 20th century, there were more than 500,000. Three species of rhino – black, Javan and ...
As the black rhinoceros population is extirpated in most of these areas, the status of the latter subspecies is unclear. Some animals of the Kenyan population may belong to it. These black rhinos were examined by Benson and others through the Kenya Wildlife Service and had an article published by the African Journal of Ecology (Benson, 1, 791).
Save the Rhino International works to conserve viable populations of Critically Endangered rhinos in Africa and Asia.By funding field projects and through education, the goal of Save the Rhino is to deliver material, long-lasting and widespread benefits to rhinos and other endangered species, ecosystems, and the people living in these areas.
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 ...
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]
A black rhino named Ajani Joe celebrated his second birthday, a day late due to rain, on Monday, August 22, at Ohio’s Cincinnati Zoo.Black rhinos are considered critically endangered according ...