Black Rhinoceros (Diceros Bicornis)
The black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern and central Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Angola. Although the rhinoceros is referred to as black, its colors vary from brown to gray.
The other African rhinoceros is the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). The word "white" in the name "white rhinoceros" is a misinterpretation of the Afrikaans word wyd, itself derived from the Dutch word wijd for wide, referring to its square upper lip, as opposed to the pointed or hooked lip of the black rhinoceros. These species are now sometimes referred to as the square-lipped (for white) or hook-lipped (for black) rhinoceros.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Marc Herbin, curator of the Vertebrate Brain Collection of the Jardin de Plantes, Paris - France.Mathieu Santin, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle, CENIR, UMR-S975, Inserm U975, CNRS UMR7225, Paris - France