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    Black rhinos are smaller than white rhinos and have a hooked upper lip that helps them browse for leaves rather than graze. Their populations declined dramatically in the 20th century due to hunting but have since doubled from their historic low of 2,500 thanks to conservation efforts, though they remain critically endangered with threats from poaching.

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    Black rhinos are smaller than white rhinos and have a hooked upper lip that helps them browse for leaves rather than graze. Their populations declined dramatically in the 20th century due to hunting but have since doubled from their historic low of 2,500 thanks to conservation efforts, though they remain critically endangered with threats from poaching.

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    Black rhinos are smaller than white rhinos and have a hooked upper lip that helps them browse for leaves rather than graze. Their populations declined dramatically in the 20th century due to hunting but have since doubled from their historic low of 2,500 thanks to conservation efforts, though they remain critically endangered with threats from poaching.

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    Black Rhinos

    Black rhinos are the smaller of the two African rhino species. The most notable difference between
    white and black rhinos is their hooked upper lip. This distinguishes them from the white rhino, which
    has a square lip. Black rhinos are browsers rather than grazers, and their pointed lip helps them feed
    on leaves from bushes and trees. They have two horns, and occasionally a third, small posterior horn.

    Populations of black rhino declined dramatically in the 20 th century at the hands of European hunters
    and settlers. Between 1960 and 1995, black rhino numbers dropped by a sobering 98%, to less than
    2,500. Since then, the species has made a tremendous comeback from the brink of extinction. Thanks
    to persistent conservation efforts across Africa, black rhino numbers have doubled from their historic
    low 20 years ago to around 5,600 today. However, the black rhino is still considered critically
    endangered, and a lot of work remains to bring the numbers up to even a fraction of what it once was
    —and to ensure that it stays there. Wildlife crime—in this case, poaching and black-market
    trafficking of rhino horn—continues to plague the species and threaten its recovery.
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