Black Rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis
Field notes
How they live.
- Diet
- Herbivore (browsers of leaves, branches, and shoots)
- Social structure
- Mostly solitary, except for mothers and calves
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They have a prehensile (hooked) upper lip designed for grasping leaves and twigs.
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Black rhinos are known to be more aggressive and territorial than white rhinos.
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They have poor eyesight but excellent senses of smell and hearing.
Where to see them
Your best chances.
Ranked by how reliably our guides find black rhinoceros in each park. Nature makes no promises, but the odds are not equal.
- NgorongoroTanzania · Approx. 30Best months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctCommon
- Ol PejetaKenya · Approx. 165Best months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctCommon
- LaikipiaKenya · Half of Kenya's populationBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctOccasional
- Lake NakuruKenya · Approx. 25Best months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctOccasional
- AmboseliKenya · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctRare
- Lake EyasiTanzania · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jul, Aug, Sep, OctRare
- Lake ManyaraTanzania · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jul, Aug, Sep, OctRare
- Lake NaivashaKenya · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctRare
- Masai MaraKenya · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jul, Aug, Sep, OctRare
- SamburuKenya · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctRare
- SerengetiTanzania · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctRare
- TarangireTanzania · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, NovRare
- Tsavo EastKenya · Varies by season / Data unavailableBest months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctRare
- Tsavo WestKenya · Approx. 80 (Ngulia Sanctuary)Best months: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctRare
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