If you are visiting the Moru Kopjes you may be lucky enough to see a black rhino . Black rhinos were once found throughout the Park, but recently poaching for their horn has drastically reduced their numbers. Rhinos are usually solitary as adults, the most stable association being that of a mother and calf. They are usually found within a home range, the size of which varies depending on vegetation and the density of the rhino population. When a female gives birth to a new calf, she will chase off an older calf that still accompanies her, though if it is a female it may later rejoin them.
Black rhinos are browsers and have pointed prehensile lips adapted for browsing off thorny shrubs.
They feed at night and dawn and dusk and rest during the heat of the day. They have a good sense of hearing and smell but their sight is poor at more than 30 meters. As rhinos are not always able to determine the identity of a possible threat, an exploratory charge is often made to cause the disturbance to move, enabling the rhino to locate it. This undoubtedly has a communication significance and may have a territorial function. Rhinos can be ill-tempered and charge vehicles, so be prepared to move away quickly if an individual shows signs of aggression.