Write An Essay On Diceros Bicornis

The endangered animal that I chose for this one thousand, five hundred word essay is the critically endangered black rhino, otherwise known as the Diceros bicornis. The origin of the scientific name for the black rhino is kind of funny, actually. The “Di” in Diceros means “Two” in Greek, and the “ceros” in the same name means “horn” in Greek. The “bi” in bicornis means “two” in Latin, and the “cornis” that is in bicornis means “horn” in the same language. This is quite humorous because the black rhino’s name directly translates to “Two horn two horn.”

The black rhino’s scientific name is Diceros bicornis. The kingdom that this species belongs to is Animalia, because it is classified as an animal. The phylum that it belongs to is the Chordata

One of those features is, of course, the horn that grows from the black rhino’s rostrum. Or, should I say two horns? Yes, there are two horns that grow from the black rhino. There is a larger, sharper one, which is located directly in front of a smaller, more rounded off horn that is directly behind it. Both of the two horns are located right on the rostrum. These two horns are composed of keratin, which is exactly what hair is made up of. This is also what fingernails are made of. Keratin is a quite sturdy material in most situations, which gives the two horns that the black rhino has an excellent evolutionary purpose. Their horns are used to warn their enemies and to tell them to back off. They also use their horns to fight each other for resources, as well as a ton of other competing species. And finally, their most common use of their horns is protecting the young offspring they

This kind behavior is known as wallowing. Since rhinos do not have any sweat glands they tend to be very hot, so they wallow, and at the same time have fun, to keep their body temperature cool. They keep this dry mud on them so they may stay cool and keep protection from the sun throughout the day. It is in their behavior to wallow so they keep a cool body temperature and keep pestering parasites and insects, mainly flies, off of their fat bodies. The black rhino is classified as one of the world’s most critically endangered species. All international commercial trade in the Black Rhinos horns is considered illegal. The Black Rhino continues to face threats from poachers from all over the world for their valuable horn. Their horn is fabled to have medicinal purposes, which is completely false, but some people refuse to admit that their tradition is incorrect and immoral. There are two main uses of rhino horn today, which include the use of medicine and knives, or sharp weapon heads. Several countries throughout the continent of Africa have also made their own laws for the protection of the Black Rhino. Since these countries have put down some hard laws on these poachers it has only driven this illegal trade further into secretive work making the price of the Black Rhinos horn more expensive and tempting. In the past years several countries have had political wars and unrest