Though a black rhino may be tricky to spot in the wild, an Overlanding safari in Tanzania just might increase your chance of spotting one! Relentless hunting in the 1950s and 1960s resulted in a rapid decline of this species but they’ve managed to bounce back with around 5,000 individuals found now. The black rhino, also known as a hook-lipped rhino can be found in eastern and southern Africa, including Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. The black rhino is much smaller in size in comparison to the white rhino. While the southern white rhinos are the most numerous among the rhino population – believed to be over 20,000 in the wild, it’s northern counterparts, previously found in Congo, are almost extinct with none known in the wild and only three left in captivity. The white rhinos are made up of two subspecies – the southern white rhinos and the northern white rhinos. The white rhino has a square upper lip and is found in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Kenya. The white rhino is one of two rhino species found in Africa.
There are five living rhino species in the world – two in Africa and three in Asia. Rhinos are herbivorous animals that are found in Asia and Africa.
These large mammals are the second largest mammal in the world after the elephant and are able to weight more than one ton. The rhinos, or rhinoceros is one of five still existing species that have descended from the odd-toed ungulates.
Time is slowly running out for the rhinos, with wildlife groups predicting that rhinos only have 10 years left before they go extinct if we don’t put an end to poaching. You can still spot a rhino in the wild in Africa, but only the white rhinos are thought to be at a healthier population count. The rhinos, who once roam the lands far and wide are now reduced to a countable population fighting to stay alive. The sad reality of our generation is that many of our wildlife are on the road to extinction, some more dangerously than others.