prehensile, triangular upper lip characterizes the black rhinoceros. The species uses its upper-lip to act as a finger-like extension to browse for branches and shrubs. Anatomically, the black rhinoceros is substantially smaller than the other African species. Males can weigh up to 3,000 pounds while females can weigh up to 2,000 pounds. An adult black rhinoceros can stand at heights of five feet tall. Unlike the white rhinoceros, the black rhinoceros has a small head, which requires fewer muscles in
By the 1900’s of the five rhinoceros species the southern white rhinoceros was the most endangered with less than 20 remaining in a single reserve in South Africa (Rolfes, ). By 2010 the white rhino numbers have risen to more than 20 000 becoming the most common rhino species on the planet (Rolfes, 2011). Established in 1898 the Kruger National Park is part of South African National Parks. The past year has seen a rise in rhino poaching notably in South Africa ( ). Rhino poaching statistics update
Legalization of rhino horn trade to save rhinos from extinction Rhinoceros are large, herbivores recognized by their distinctive horned snouts. In the name rhinoceros, rhino means nose and ceros means horn which means there are no rhinos without horns. What will we call them when they don’t have their horns because rhinos are rhinos because of their horns? This brings us to the concept of rhino horn trade legalization. Rhino horn trade legalization was introduced because of the problem of poaching
Waiting for Godot and Ionesco’s Rhinoceros ‘I feel that I had been at the frontier of existence, close to the place where they lose their names, their definition, the place where time stops, almost outside History’ (E Ionesco). This essay will explore the frontier of existence in Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Ionesco’s Rhinoceros The title Rhinoceros is formed from the ancient Greek Rhino meaning nose and Keros meaning horn. However, in this play I take rhinoceros to mean an animal that is
Is a rhinoceros really a rhinoceros without its horn? This has been the ongoing question since the 1950’s, with many strong arguments for both sides. Poaching is defined as illegal hunting, killing, and/or capturing of wild animals. Poaching began in the middle ages and was mainly done by peasants and poor people as a way to get food. Now days, poaching has become an estimated 10 billion dollar industry and no longer done by lower class people. The motives for poaching in recent years include
I chose to research white rhinoceros species because it is the most populous rhinoceros species meaning I would have access to more information. There was not much of choice because African Savanna has only two rhinoceros species: white rhinoceros and black rhinoceros. Those species share many similar traits and differ in small features, but I chose one over the other because of the considerable difference between their populations. The statistics tells there are around 10,000 white rhinoceroses
The black rhinoceros or rhinos are a very unique animal of Africa. They are important for the balance of nature. They are a large stocky animal. Their size is 5 to 6 feet tall at the shoulder and 10 to 12 feet long. Their weight can range in from 1,000 to 3,000 pounds. Rhinos are naturally gray in color but will often take on the color of the local soil. The horn of a rhino is not a true horn. It is not attached to the skull. It grows from the skin and is made up of keratin fibers, the same materials
Humanity and Wildlife In 1953, the California grizzly bear was officially designated the state animal of California (State Symbols USA, 1). The irony with this is that the California grizzly bear had been extinct twenty nine years prior to it becoming the official state animal (State Symbols USA, 1). According to the Valley Center History Museum (VCHM), when the first settlers started to explore the western regions of the US, many of them encountered an estimate amount of ten thousand California
see these animals.” – Julius Nyerere (Nash) The wildlife trade is a growing problem as organized crime syndicates show more interest in the trade. According to CITES the black market trade of wildlife now rivals drug, gun, and human trafficking, and is worth approximately 300 billion dollars annually (BBC CITES). The wildlife black market is as wide and diverse as the world’s ecosystems are. The interest lies not only in animals, but their hides, bones and other body parts, insects, and plant life
The decline of black rhinos in the wild Problem: The decline of black rhino populations in the wild. The black rhino Diceros bicornis1 is smaller of the two African rhino species; they are also known to live in solitary as well as being shyer and more aggressive than the white rhino. Black rhinos are browsers eating shrubs, buses and tree’s whereas white rhinos are grazers. There are 4 subspecies of black rhino: Western “Diceros bicornis longipes”2 black rhino Eastern “Diceros bicornis michaeli”2
increasing with modern technology improvements as more horn can be produced further increasing supply, certainly dropping the price due the highly elastic nature. This will also force those in the illegal trade out due to less profitability in the black market trade reducing the incentive to poach. In Australia there has been major success in the farming of crocodiles for their skin which has helped fund
Poaching is the illegal practice of trespassing on another’s property to hunt or steal game without the landowner’s permission. The act has succeeded in capturing many of the world’s attention. In the continent of Africa, particularly South Africa has been reported for the highest rate of poaching, and ivory of a rhinoceros’s horn, and every day that rate is continuing to skyrocket according to the SADEA (South African Department of Environmental Affairs). Cameroon, Chad, Mozambique and Congo are
continually about us animals of a strength that is considerable, but not pernicious. Amongst these we never look for the sublime: it comes upon us in the gloomy forest, and in the howling wilderness, in the form of the lion, the tiger, the panther, or rhinoceros" (66). "The Tyger" is, indeed, a poem that celebrates the effects of that sublimity which Burke calls "the concomitant of terror" (66). In this aspect, the poem is reminiscent of one of Blake's Proverbs of Hell: "The roaring of lions, the howling
#1 To Characterize to show the development of a person/character. helps the audience to understand the true personalities of characters (not what their portrayed to be to others). 1. a) "... Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear, / The arm'd rhinoceros, or the Hyrcan tiger; / Take any shape but that, and my firm nerves / Shall never tremble ..." (Act 3, Scene 4, Lines 123-125). Macbeth is speaking to Lady Macbeth about Banquo's ghost he says that if any of these fierce animals should come near
This introduction makes us think that this story is realistic, because the explanation given is a normal family. The description of James' family is something that the young readers can connect with and understand. Out of the blue, a rhinoceros gobbled up James' parents causing him to live with his evil aunts. Then an old man gives James magic green things that grow a giant peach, this totally changed the n...
Eugene Ionesco's "Rhinoceros": True Means Resides in Action not Words I awoke sweating. Breathing heavily, I glanced over at my clock and read the time. 4:00 AM. I wasn't sure if this was reality or not so I ran my palm over my scalp. No bump. A sigh of relief came over me. "Phew," I said, "it was only a dream." This is a dream I have had often throughout the past couple of years. Each time, the bump in my dream gets bigger and bigger and each time I wake up I'm more and more frightened that the
Daniel Cortes Prof. Greely NR Lab 11 April, 2014 Rhinos For humans it’s second nature to go out hunting and kill, but for what cause. As for humans we have come a long ways and seen the destruction we humans can cause and are causing. We have established laws to protect our beloved animals and their homes that we need in order to coexist and keep the beauty of nature around. However, some haven’t been able to grasp that idea because of the greed of money, mystical medicinal use, and unnecessary traditions
Rhinoceros The human race has advanced over many years, and during this time, moral standards have developed. These moral standards, distinctively different from the laws of nature, are standards set specifically for humans. The play Rhinoceros, written by playwright Eugene Ionesco, associates this difference in moral standards and laws of nature. Ionesco uses Jean, a French businessman, to display the differences between these two ways of life. In Act I, Jean believes in the values of the society
Corey Knowlton who had recently been caught poaching in Africa. Ms. Raabia expressed what she has seen first hand in Africa and is deeply concerned for the animals. She tells the hunter that she was just in Tanzania where a black rhino was recently shot. This leaves only 35 black rhinos in that area. “We must only take that which is sustainable and in a way that will not bring harm to the delicate balance of nature.” She explains to the hunter.(Hawa, Raabia. "Walk with Rangers." Letter to An American
often compared to the rhinoceros. In fact, according to Costello, many people speculate that the “unicorn” Ctesias witnessed was actually the Asian rhinoceros (Costello 1979:96). According to Robin, many people seem to have made the same mistake throughout history, however, there have been sources who have been able to differentiate between the two animals. During his travels, Marco Polo carefully distinguished the Asian rhinoceros from the unicorn by saying that the rhinoceros “are not of that description