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Welcome to Wild but True. This is your
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host, Malcolm Walker, and today's animal
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is the black rhinoceros.
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The black rhinoceros lives in grasslands
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and bushland in Africa. It can be found
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in 21 countries from South Africa to the
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. So,
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they got their name because they have
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one or two horns on their nose. These
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horns are made of keratin, which is the
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same substance that makes up our
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fingernails and hair. This is mostly due
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to poaching. Poachers hunt them for
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their horns, which are highly valued in
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some cultures, for their supposed
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medicinal qualities. Although they are
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not inherently aggressive animals, it
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will defend themselves if they feel
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threatened or are protecting their
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young. This includes grasses, leaves,
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shrubs, fruits, and bark. They typically
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eat between 30 and 60 kg of food per
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day. Black rhinos have a gestation
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period of around 16 months, which is one
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of the longest for any mammal. When a
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calf is born, it is about 1 m tall at
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the shoulder and weighs 40 kg. The calf
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stays with its mother for up to 3 years,
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during which time it learns how to be a
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rhino. Most of the attacks happen when
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the rhino feels trapped with no way out.
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Pledge to reduce your carbon footprint
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to help combat climate change. Climate
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change is destroying the black rhino's
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habitat and making their lives more
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difficult. By reducing our carbon
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footprint, we can help slow down climate
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change and protect the black rhinos
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habitat. Pledge to support organizations
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that are working to protect black
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rhinos. There are many amazing
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organizations doing great work to
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protect black rhinos. By donating to
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these organizations, we can help ensure
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that black rhinos have a future. Pledge
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to spread the word about black rhinos.
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The more people know about black rhinos,
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the more we can do to help protect them.
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Be a voice for the voiceless and help
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ensure that black rhinos are not extinct
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in your lifetime. There have been cases
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of black rhinos killing people, but this
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is very rare. If you ever come across a
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black rhino in the wild, do not approach
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it. Give it space and let it walk away.
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If it charges at you, run away as fast
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as you can. Unfortunately, these beliefs
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have led to the extinction of many black
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rhinos. Another reason is the
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destruction of their habitat due to
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human expansion. As humans move into
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their territory, they destroy the black
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rhino's habitat, forcing them to flee.
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Sometimes they will end up in conflict
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with humans. Their horns can grow up to
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1.5 m long and are used for display,
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defense, and offense.
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Usually, only males have one horn while
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females have two. However, there are
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rare cases where females have one large
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central horn. The purpose of these horns
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is mainly for fighting other rhinos. If
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you fight with your hands, you could
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break your fingers. But if you have
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horns, you don't have to worry about
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that happening to you. They are usually
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solitary except during mating season or
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when females with young calves
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congregate at water holes. In areas with
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lots of bush, they need to be able to
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grab the leaves from the bushes. This is
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in contrast to the white rhino, which
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has a more prehensel nose. With its
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prehensel lips, the black rhino can use
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its upper lip to grasp grass and pull it
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into its mouth. This is not an ability
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that all rhinos have. For example, the
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Indian rhino does not have prehensel
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lips or a nose. Instead, it uses its
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teeth to grasp vegetation. They prefer
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to stay close to water if it's
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available. Black rhinos are active
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mainly during the day, but may also be
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active at night. The name rhinoceros
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comes from the Greek word rhino, which
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means nose, and the Latin word sir,
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which means horn. Black rhinos have
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prehensel lips that they use to grasp
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twigs and leaves. This is an adaptation
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to their preferred habitat. The black
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rhino is critically endangered. There
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are only about 5,600 individuals left in
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the wild and they continue to decline in
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numbers. In some cases, black rhinos
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have been known to charge at people in
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vehicles. Black rhinos are herbivores
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and they eat a wide variety of plants.
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Now, it's time to make some conservation
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pledges. The black rhino is critically
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endangered and we need to do all we can
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to help protect them. Thank you for
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watching.
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