#diceros bicornis

Black rhino / CAS-MAM 12239

Scientific name: Diceros bicornis 
Locality: AFRICA: Kenya, 91 miles east of Nairobi, near upper reaches of Tana River, near Kiambere
Collector: D. Witter
Department:Ornithology & Mammalogy, image © California Academy of Sciences

In context: Watch “Tough Skin, Fragile Future” (3:17) on our YouTube channel to learn how Academy scientists and exhibit conservators transported and prepared this important research specimen, donated to the Academy in 1952, for our recent exhibit, Skin. As habitat loss and poaching push the black rhinoceros closer to extinction in the wild, Academy scientists hope this specimen will inspire visitors and deepen their understanding of today’s most pressing conservation challenges.