Why Is Rhinoceros Important In Biology

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Natasha Perdikes Grade 12 Biology – Rhinoceros is there still hope? Index Index………………………………………………………………………... Page One Introduction………………………………………………………………….Page Two Literature review……………………………………………………………..Page Three Method……………………………………………………………………….Page Four Results………………………………………………………………………..Page Five Discussion……………………………………………………………………Page Six Conclusion……………………………………………………………………Page Seven Reference…………………………………………………………………….Page Eight Appendix Introduction The purpose of this task is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our rhino population as a few species such as the white and black rhino already have started becoming endangered such as the West African black rhino. There are two types of rhinos in South …show more content…

Blacks rhinos developed a pointed lip which they use to pick food from branched and leaves from twigs. White rhinos have a flat wide lip to be capable to eat grass. The white rhino is found in the habitat of short and long grass areas for grazing. The black rhinos inhabit a variety of habitats from deserts wooded grassland to broadleaved woodlands and acacia savannahs. Rhinos are and umbrella species this means their survival or death influences the survival and death of other species of mammals, birds, insects, fish, and plants. Rhinos also enrich the soil in an eco system and they also help plants by spreading seeds through their dung. When the rhinos walk around they keep the areas neat and tidy allowing path like roads to be more accessible for small mammals. Without rhinos many eco systems will die out. Recently in South Africa there are only 700 black rhinos left and 4342 white rhinos. Where as previously there were 2474 black rhinos and 6460 white rhinos. In the Kruger parks there is now only 300 black rhinos when there was 2600, white rhinos there are 3000 where there was 10500. In Africa there are only 2500 black rhinos where as there used to be 65000, there is now 10452 white rhinos when there was

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