From: Hans.Bosch@asz.nl (J.F. van den Bosch)
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Subject: Re: Rhinos post some please :-) - File 1 of 2 - Neushoorn07.jpg (1/1)
Date: 26 Aug 1999 09:48:05 GMT

"The black rhinoceros is in fact gray and often assumes the color of the soil in which it wallows. It now is threatened with extinction since poachers continue to hunt it for its horns."



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The black rhinoceros, black rhino or hook-lipped rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern and southern Africa. Although the species is referred to as black, its colours vary from brown to grey. It is the only extant species of the genus Diceros. Order: Perissodactyla > Family: Rhinocerotidae > Genus: Diceros > Species: Diceros bicornis