How to Use black rhinoceros in a Sentence

black rhinoceros

noun
  • The world now has one more black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis).
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Recently, a large wooden crate arrived containing the head of a black rhinoceros, its horn intact.
    — National Geographic, 1 Mar. 2016
  • All are Eastern black rhinoceroses, a species critically endangered in the African wild.
    — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2019
  • More than 600 elephants share the grasslands and floodplains with lions, leopards, and threatened black rhinoceroses.
    — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Also in April, the zoo received a breeding pair of black rhinoceroses from the Oregon Zoo in Portland.
    — Matt Campbell, kansascity, 1 May 2018
  • At the border between indoor space and the outdoor yard in the zoo’s Eastern black rhinoceros exhibit, a hydraulic door whirred.
    — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2019
  • Rhinoceroses There are two species—the black rhinoceros and the white rhinoceros—and five subspecies between them left in Africa.
    — Liz Langley, National Geographic, 26 July 2019
  • Port Lympne houses a number of rare and endangered species such as Siberian tigers and has Britain’s largest breeding herd of black rhinoceros.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 12 June 2022
  • Wildlife veterinarian who led the construction of 12 new black rhinoceros habitats in South Africa.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Guests are immediately greeted by the recreation of a life-size black rhinoceros, a realistic replica of the animal meant to highlight one of the many ways skin can evolve for living beings.
    — Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 22 Nov. 2025
  • These 10 vibrant screen prints capture animals at risk of extinction, including an African elephant, black rhinoceros, and orangutan.
    — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Guests staying on site can see endangered species, such as the black rhinoceros, Grevy’s zebra — and, most notably, the world’s last northern white rhinoceroses, two females named Najin and Fatu.
    — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The case's turning point came after authorities intercepted a package with a black rhinoceros horn that the defendants had sold to a buyer in Manhattan, the State's Attorney said.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Now, researchers have for the first time shown that this conservation practice changes the behavior of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), making the animals roam far less widely and presumably interact less with other rhinos.
    — Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 12 June 2023
  • International demand for black rhinoceros horn has seen the animals killed relentlessly for decades in countries such as Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
    — Helen Santoro, Scientific American, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Two male and three female eastern black rhinoceroses were released into protective enclosures and will eventually be introduced into open plains to increase the genetic diversity of the park’s rhino population, said officials.
    — Washington Post, 25 June 2019

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