Black rhinoceros

The black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), also known as the hook-lipped rhinoceros is one of the five living species of rhinoceros native to eastern and southern Africa. Even though the black rhino is referred as black it is actually gray or brown. The species is overall classified as critically endangered mainly due to poaching for their ivory. Three subspecies are declared to be extinct, however, one subspecies, the south-western black rhino of Angola and Namibia, is listed as near threatened.