https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0 Made with the best of intentions en-us 2021-12-09 17:43:12 UTC 2021-12-10 17:21:49 UTC hello@padlet.com ehingstrum4942 https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938841455 The name were refer to this animal is the Black Rhino. The scientific name for this animal is Diceros bicornis. ]]> 2021-12-09 17:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938841455 ehingstrum4942 https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938850721 A Black Rhino has a variety of habitats. This includes grasslands, savannas, open plains, and shrublands. Black Rhinos' have their preferred habitat which is the transitional zone that's between grasslands and forests.   ]]> 2021-12-09 18:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938850721 ehingstrum4942 https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938854630 Something interesting about the Black Rhinos are they have a prehensile, meaning a hooked up lip. They have this to pull leaves off branches. ]]> 2021-12-09 18:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938854630 ehingstrum4942 https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938859110 The diet/food source of the Black Rhino is trees and bushes. However, the use their lips to pluck the fruits off branches from trees. ]]> 2021-12-09 18:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938859110 ehingstrum4942 https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938870625 Between 1960-1995, Black Rhino numbers dropped by 98%, to less than 2,500. The Black Rhino species went completely extinct in 2011. ]]> 2021-12-09 18:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938870625 ehingstrum4942 https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938877217 Females reproduce every two and a half to five years. The single calf does not live on it's own until three years old. Black Rhinos feed at night and during gloaming hours. ]]> 2021-12-09 18:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938877217 ehingstrum4942 https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938883776 The reason Black Rhinos are extinct is because of poachers and illegal hunters. Sport hunting and habitat loss were distinct issues but they were brought somewhere under control. ]]> 2021-12-09 18:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938883776 ehingstrum4942 https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938888796 One way the Black Rhino species could've evolved or adapted to survive is to avoid human areas. Another reason they could've adapted to survive is to not have a horn to prevent them from being hunted. The last reason is if they stayed in a more forest environment, they would've been harder to hunt which would decrease the number of rhinos hunted. ]]> 2021-12-09 18:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ehingstrum4942/5lakt5wwze4r65v0/wish/1938888796