![]() ![]() Rhino horns grow as much as three inches a year, and have been known to grow up to five feet long. Rhino Horn and Threats to Survivalīlack rhinos boast two horns, the foremost more prominent than the other. They may find one another by following the trail of scent each enormous animal leaves behind it on the landscape. Rhinos have sharp hearing and a keen sense of smell. They often find a suitable water hole and roll in its mud, coating their skin with a natural bug repellent and sun block. Under the hot African sun, they take cover by lying in the shade. ![]() Their single calf does not live on its own until it is about three years old.īlack rhinos feed at night and during the gloaming hours of dawn and dusk. Females reproduce only every two and a half to five years. BehaviorĮxcept for females and their offspring, black rhinos are solitary. White rhinos graze on grasses, walking with their enormous heads and squared lips lowered to the ground. They use their lips to pluck leaves and fruit from the branches. Black rhinos are browsers that get most of their sustenance from eating trees and bushes. The difference in lip shape is related to the animals' diets. The black rhino has a pointed upper lip, while its white relative has a squared lip. They are different not in color but in lip shape. White men, outsiders and hunters have never seen them.“ We miss you Brother Spee and I hope your testament remains… that somewhere in the forest the longpipes still stand.Both black and white rhinoceroses are actually gray. Spee said “ these rhino are there Brother Williamz – I swear it! – in a place away from the guns and away from the cameras of men. ![]() Spee went on to profess that great knowledge of nature, of life, could be found in such places, and that while I could not travel there by myself, he would escort me to these spiritual grounds. He assured that when I visited Africa for the first time, he would take me out into the villages where rhino still roamed hidden in the forest… safe and mysterious. Before Nzante became ill, He and Brother Aloy spoke with me about wild rhinos in Cameroon. Nzante Spee (Mbem, 1953 – Stockton, CA, USA May 25, 2005). Reading the news wire reports this Veteran’s Day morning brought back bittersweet memories of working with international Artist & Musician, S. In several high profile incidents, Asian agents and buyers have been at the core of these activities as the superstitions of medicinal uses of rhino horn sadly persist. As the live populations dwindle, there’s intent to hoard antique horns from estate sales, auctions and animal markets. ![]() In addition there has been a surge rhinoceros artifact thefts, global poaching, and extraordinary sales in the secondary and black markets. This is particularly discouraging news as the Vietnamese Javan Rhino was declared extinct in October and the Northern White Rhino has been declared probable for extinction in wild population outside of captivity. The nearly 62,000 species and subspecies include an estimated 25% of the planet’s mammals. On Thursday, November 10th D.b.longpipes was officially added to the annual list of endangered, threatened and extinct plants and animals. However, local unverified reports of sightings have persisted in Congo (South Sudan), but with no protection measures in place, the IUCN and leading field specialists now hold no hope. On Jthe subspecies was declared to be extinct after extensive searches in the last enclaves of Cameroon yielded no evidence of surviving rhino. The news is racing across the globe as the Western Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis longipes), the rarest and most endangered rhinoceros subspecies (with only 10 surviving in 2003), has finally been red-listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. ![]()
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