Stats

Lifespan

35-50 yrs

Size

Huge

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tropical savanna

Range

Sub-Saharan Africa

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Armor

Status

Critically Endangered

About

The black rhinoceros is a large mammal native to East and Southern Africa. It is the only extant species of the genus Diceros.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn foal

   A foal stands and nurses within an hour of birth, long-legged and unsteady at the herd's edge.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile grazes with the herd, develops its adult coat, and tests its speed.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown and at full speed.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Perissodactyla

Family

Rhinocerotidae

Genus

Diceros

Species

Diceros bicornis