During my trip to the San Diego Safari Park, the endangered animal that I was able to witness was the black rhino. The black rhino, who’s scientific name is diceros bicornis, is a very endangered animal, hunted for its’ features. This animal usually resides throughout southern and eastern Africa, including regions of Kenya and Zimbabwe. Since black rhinos are herbivores and usually weigh around 900-1350 kg, depending on their gender, they choose to live in an area where there is a large supply of shrubs, plants, and water source (savetherhino.org). They are able to grow as big as 14 feet long and stand over 1 meter high. Interestingly, the black rhino is the smaller species of the two African rhino species, giving it a fast running speed of 55 km/h to get away from their prey. They are noticed by its’ long, pointed upper lip and two horns, which can reach up to 50 cm long (bagheera.com). Although black rhinos are beautiful creatures, unfortunately they have become an endangered species due to their horns. The endangerment of the black rhinos started off when European settlers that arrived in Africa in the early 20th century began hunting them for enjoyment and food. This rapidly started the increase of a declined population, which left fewer than 2,500 black rhinos left in the regions of Africa (worldlife.org). The reason why black rhinos kept being continuously hunted, were for their long horns. During the 1970s, when the rhinos declined dramatically, having a black rhino horn represented wealth and status in a country. This lead to an increase in demand of the horn, due to its high popularity and status value. In order to get these horns, black rhinos unfortunately had to be poached. Due to its physical features, black rhinos were unfortunately part of a cruel torture. They were captures and killed for the use and sell of their horns that people wanted due to its’ appearance. Since these horns were in high demand, most blac