black rhinoceros
noun
: a rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) of sub-Saharan Africa having a prehensile upper lip that protrudes in the middle
called also black rhino
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In the clip from the Des Moines zoo, the eastern black rhinoceros energetically charges through piles of fresh snow.
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Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
The eastern black rhinoceros was recently filmed enjoying a habitat filled with fresh snow at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
Guests will also have the chance to track black rhinoceros with a female ranger from Save The Rhino Trust and meet the women behind the Penduka Development Trust.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2023
Other animals: Giraffe, alpaca, dromedary camel, Bactrian camel, hyena, porcupine, prairie dogs, hornbill birds, curassow birds, capybara, lion, horses, Grévy’s zebra, Indian rhinoceros, black rhinoceros, llama, anoa, African buffalo, bontebok and cassowary.
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
Less than 750 Eastern black rhinoceros remain in the wild due to poaching and habitat loss.
2018 - Asian Highlands
In 2018, the zoo opened the Asian Highlands, an addition for the snow leopards, red pandas and takin over 1.3 acres with more complex habitats than previous enclosures.
—Zachary Smith, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023
Now, researchers have for the first time shown that this conservation practice changes the behavior of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), making the animals roam far less widely and presumably interact less with other rhinos.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 12 June 2023
Layla is a 2,300 pound eastern black rhinoceros.
—Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2020
Guests staying on site can see endangered species, such as the black rhinoceros, Grevy’s zebra — and, most notably, the world’s last northern white rhinoceroses, two females named Najin and Fatu.
—Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2023
Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
The eastern black rhinoceros was recently filmed enjoying a habitat filled with fresh snow at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
Guests will also have the chance to track black rhinoceros with a female ranger from Save The Rhino Trust and meet the women behind the Penduka Development Trust.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2023
Other animals: Giraffe, alpaca, dromedary camel, Bactrian camel, hyena, porcupine, prairie dogs, hornbill birds, curassow birds, capybara, lion, horses, Grévy’s zebra, Indian rhinoceros, black rhinoceros, llama, anoa, African buffalo, bontebok and cassowary.
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
Less than 750 Eastern black rhinoceros remain in the wild due to poaching and habitat loss.
2018 - Asian Highlands
In 2018, the zoo opened the Asian Highlands, an addition for the snow leopards, red pandas and takin over 1.3 acres with more complex habitats than previous enclosures.
—Zachary Smith, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023
Now, researchers have for the first time shown that this conservation practice changes the behavior of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), making the animals roam far less widely and presumably interact less with other rhinos.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 12 June 2023
Layla is a 2,300 pound eastern black rhinoceros.
—Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2020
Guests staying on site can see endangered species, such as the black rhinoceros, Grevy’s zebra — and, most notably, the world’s last northern white rhinoceroses, two females named Najin and Fatu.
—Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2023
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