From reading this article and others about different species dying off many children will never see as many animals and plants as I have seen. With reading these articles and anyone who also reads these I hope that people can know how important species around the world are. But until Novemeveryone now knows that the western black rhinos are extinct, and can now help towards the repopulation of the rest of the rhino species. The articles that are linked to this blog talked about how the black rhinos have been extinct for 10 years now. In 2001 WWF did a survey and found that there were only five surviving western black rhinos. Then poaching became a really big problem in the 1980's-1990's, the black rhino population was reduced to 10 subspecies at this point. The Chinese came up with a medicine that they say could cure fevers and cancer, of course this was during the 1950's. Because of the industrial and agriculture lifestyle in the 20th century farmers and ranchers in Africa were killing these black rhinos to save their crops. The western black rhino had one of the biggest across central and western Africa.
As of Novemthe world has lost a subspecies of black rhino. The western black rhino are declared extinct. Sometimes it can break off, however, this regenerates and grows back eventually.I know this was a while ago but I thought it was an interesting topic and a tragic one at that. Black Rhinos will fight each other over territory and females – even courting males and females sometimes fight one another.īlack Rhinos use the larger of their two horns as a weapon when fighting. Black Rhinos will attack other animals though if their territory is threatened, they also fight amongst themselves. Most of their ‘charges’ are bluffs but because they act in this way, they have been given a bad reputation as being aggressive and dangerous.īlack Rhinos do however, live in harmony with other animals generally. If it catches a smell of an unfamiliar presence, then it will instinctively charge mistaking it as a threat. They rely heavily on their strong sense of smell and well developed hearing. Black Rhinos have been known to attack trees and rocks by mistake. This is important because it allows grasses to grow which provides food for many other animals on the grassy plains.īlack Rhinos have a tendency to attack just about anything, this is because of their poor eyesight.
#WESTERN BLACK RHINOCEROS ALREADY GONE EXTINCT SKIN#
The Black Rhinos skin harbours many external parasites, which are eaten by birds such as the ox peckers and egrets that live with the rhino.īlack Rhinos are heavy browsers that restrict woody plants from over-growing in their habitat. The Black Rhinos prehensile lip is used much like a finger to select and pick the twigs and leaves that they prefer. Black Rhinos tend to live alone, except when breeding and raising offspring.īlack rhinos have a ‘prehensile’ lip – ‘prehensile’ meaning – adapted for grasping and holding. Black Rhinos can still show considerable bouts of aggression, even though they are mainly shy and solitary animals. The Black rhino is smaller than the White rhino and is more agile in movement. These horns are used for defence, intimidation and digging up roots and breaking branches during feeding. Sometimes, a third smaller horn may develop. The rhinos two horns on their skull are made of keratin with the larger front horn typically 50 centimetres long, some can measure up to 140 centimetres. An adult weighs from 800 to 1400 kilograms (1,760 to 3,080 pounds), some may weigh 1820 kilograms (4,000 pounds), with the females being smaller than the males. The Diceros bicornis long pipe species was once widespread in Central Africa, but populations. Rare subspecies of black rhinoceros, the black rhinoceros in West Africa, is currently recognized as extinct by ICUN. An adult Black Rhinoceros stands 140 – 170 centimetres (57.9 – 63 inches) high at the shoulder and is 3.3 – 3.6 metres (10.8 – 11.8 feet) in length. Scientists declared the species extinct in the wild in 2008 as a result of civil violence, habitat degradation, and violent poaching.
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