Black Rhino

Hey interested blog readers,

This post is going to be about the critically endangered black rhino. Black Rhinos are usually found in sub-Saharan Africa, the Congo Basin, and other equatorial forests of West Africa.  The Black Rhino can weigh from 2 to 3 thousand pounds and it is about five feet tall. Fun Fact: Both black and white rhinoceroses are actually gray! There are only about 4,848 Black Rhinos left, predominantly because of European hunters in the 20^th century. It was common for them to kill five or six rhinos in a day for food, or simply entertainment. It is very sad to hear that 96% of the remaining black rhinos in Africa were killed from the years 1970-1992. Poaching has increased drastically to the high demand of the rhino horns, and because there are not many Black Rhinos to take them from. Habitat destruction is still a problem for the rhinos, but not nearly as big of a threat as the poaching. Black rhinos are important because they are a source of Earth’s history. Being derived from one of the oldest groups of mammals, they are sometimes even considered to be “living fossils”. There are organizations out there that are trying to help out black rhinos, but they need your help too!

For more info on how to help the critically endangered black rhino, visit the World Wild Life page on them.

Well that’s a wrap, so until next time,

SVR