The Black Rhino and the White Rhino are the two species of Rhino that can be found in the African continent. In actual sense, both species are coloured grey.
Among the land mammals, Rhinos come second to the elephant in terms of size and weight and since their horns are loved by poachers, they are in very great danger.
While on safari tours in Africa, you can enjoy a view of these captivating animals in their natural habitat.

African Rhinoceros:
The African Black Rhino being critically in danger and the African White Rhino having 2 sub-species are the two species in which the African Rhinoceros occur.
Considered as success story for conservation is one of the African White Rhino’s sub-species, since it has recovered from the brink (edge) of extinction.
On the other hand, the other sub-species are in the danger of extinction.

Diceros Bicornis and Cerato thenum simum are the Zoological names of the African Black Rhino and the African White Rhino respectively.

Range: The Eastern, Southern and Central Africa are the regions, which the African Rhinoceros finds most suitable to stay in, while South Africa is preferred by the African White Rhinoceros to the Central part of Africa.

Estimated Population: In the wild, approximately 3,600 African Black Rhinos are in existence and trying to survive. The designation of all the four African Black Rhino’s sub-species is so much in danger. 2 sub-species are in existence.

The Northern white Rhino’s life is critically endangered to such as extent that in Garamba National Park in Congo, only 30 are surviving, yet in South Africa, the Southern White Rhino has recovered and is being protected, to the extent that 11,000 White Rhinos are surviving.

Physical characteristics:
A thick grey-black hide is the colour of the Black Rhinos, which have in a row, two horns i.e. a larger one at the front of a smaller one. Similarly White Rhinos have two horns made of Keratin and looks like human nails and hair.
60-150cm is the height to which the large horn at the front can grow. This horn increases as age increases and can only be seen after a year.

Of the land mammals, the adult White rhinos come next to the largest, the African elephants. 2-3 tons is normal weight of these Rhinos, and grey is their actual colour.
A wide mouth and 2 horns, one larger than the other, are the components of the Rhinos. The White Rhino derived its name from ‘weit’ a word widely used by Afrikaans, being transformed overtime to ‘white’.

Habitat: Next to rivers, watering holes and forested are considered the most suitable
habitat for the Black Rhino.

Diet:  Grass plus shrubs are the foods fed on by the herbivores Rhinos. Several hours are
spent searching for food in a day.

Behaviour: If tempered with, the male Black Rhino will seriously react and act due to
the fact that they are aggressive. This is not surprising since Rhinos are known to be solitary animals. Their dung and urine is what is used to mark their territory. The young ones of the Black Rhinos until they are over 2 years old, do they stop following their mothers. Wallowing in mud pools and taking off time to cool off in water, are hobbies that Rhinos love exercising.

Status: Rhino horns are very useful in making Chinese medicine and for that matter
therefore, Rhinos are continually poached. In the wild, approximately 3,600 African Black Rhinos are in existance and trying to survive, because their lives are threatened.
The Northern African White Rhino, which from being in a terrible situation, is now successfully recovered.

Africa is also home of such exotic animals like wildebeest, zebras, spring bok, giraffe and hippos other than above-mentioned big five African wildlife attractions by which majority of the tourists are attracted. Take a tour in Kenyan national parks and you wont miss these captivating creatures.
In addition, a lot of bird species and marine life can be caught sight of in Kenya.