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Black Rhino - © photo by Tom Collier

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Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis)

Black rhinos are actually not black at all. The species probably derives its name as a distinction from the white rhino (itself a misnomer) and/or from the dark-colored local soil that often covers its skin after wallowing in mud.

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Black rhino - © photoby Dvur Kralove
Black Rhino - © photo by Tom Collier
Black Rhino - © photo by Renaud Fulconis
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Black Rhino - © photo by Andrew Gell

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