The “ancient” stomach design of both African Rhino species enables them to thrive in dry, inhospitable habitats in Africa.

This video has excellent close-up footage of the Black Rhino browsing with the semi-prehensile upper lip, and the White Rhino grazing, using the wide bovine-style lips.

Rhishja Cota-Larson

I am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which publishes news and information about the global rhino crisis. Besides writing Rhino Horn is Not Medicine, I am the author of the book Murder, Myths & Medicine, the Editor of Project Pangolin, and a writer for the environmental news blog Planetsave. When I'm not blogging about the illegal wildlife trade, I like to rock out to live music.

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