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*An adult Black Rhinoceros is 140–170 cm high at its shoulder and is 3.3–3.6 m in length. An adult weighs from 800 to 1,400 kg (1,800 to 3,100 lb). *Two horns on the skull are made of keratin (same stuff that our finger nails are made of) with the larger front horn 50-140 cm long. *Skin colour depends more on local soil conditions, most black rhinos are typically not truly black in colour. *The Black Rhino is smaller than the White Rhino, and has a long, pointed, and prehensile upper lip.
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*The Black Rhino is a herbivore that eats leafy plants, branches, shoots, thorny wood bushes, and fruit. Their diet can reduce the amount of woody plants. *The black rhino eats up to 220 species of plants. *Drinking water is most common in the afternoon.
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The black rhino live in the Savannah of east and south Africa. Like/ live in in open grassy woodlands Like open plains so that they can roam Particularly live around waterholes
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*The black rhinoceros is also commonly known as the "prehensile-lipped rhinoceros" *It is also known as the "hook-lipped rhinoceros", once again referring to its prehensile lip. *It has thick skin and 2-3 thick horns on the front of its noes for fighting over territory.
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The Black Rhinoceros migrates because the all of the previous water holes they occupy run out if water. So they set off in search of another waterhole and food.
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The Black Rhinoceros migrates in the summer time 4 times a year to cooler places of the savannah dessert were other water holes are located.
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Rhinos migrate by leaving their previous water hole and walking in herds of 5/ most of the time it’s a family, and finding a suitable water hole for their liking.
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