Black rhino
Best feature
Their horns are for their protection and territorial fighting.
Size
Between 1.4-1.7m tall (at shoulder height) and between 800-1,350kg in weight.
Black Rhino
Favourite food
They’re herbivores and like to eat trees and bushes.
Home
They live in a wide variety of habitats, from desert areas in Namibia, to wetter forested areas.
Black Rhino
Current population
Around 4,000.
Biggest threat
Poachers who hunt them for their horns.
That’s a fact!
Both black and white rhinos are actually grey!
