There are few creatures on Earth whose very silhouette evokes both awe and heartbreak quite like the black rhinoceros.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The rhino’s rescuers gave her a name: Hope. Poachers in South Africa had darted the rhino with a tranquilizer and hacked off her horns while she was sedated, leaving the animal ...

It’s unusual to see animals of different species become friends — especially in the wild. Sure, we’ve seen farm animals or ...

A well-known rhino breeder from South Africa has been accused of helping smuggle nearly a thousand of rhino horns to Southeast Asia in a multimillion scheme.South African prosecutors have accused a ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A rhino in South Africa that survived an attack by poachers who cut off her horns, leaving a massive wound on her face, has had a setback in her medical treatment. However, ...

DINOKENG GAME RESERVE, South Africa (AP) — The Dinokeng Game Reserve in South Africa has a thriving rhino population, but their exact numbers and the details of the security operation that keeps them ...

People have had a devastating impact on African elephant and rhino numbers, but in parts of Africa we’re helping these amazing animals to recover People have had a devastating impact on African ...

JOHANNESBURG — South African prosecutors have accused a well-known rhino breeder of operating a global rhino horn smuggling network alongside five other people. John Hume, 83, owns one of the world's ...

More rhinos have been killed in South Africa in the past 10 months than were killed in all of 2010, new poaching numbers reveal. South Africa – More rhinos have been killed in South Africa in the past ...

The Honolulu Zoo has welcomed a male Eastern black rhinoceros to its African Savanna habitat this week. The City and County of Honolulu announced the arrival of Kendi, a 2,200-pound, 5-year-old ...

A black rhinoceros was spotted rolling around in mud as heavy rainfall hit the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday 5.San ...

The South African rhinoceros was rejected by her mother. — -- A baby rhinoceros rejected by her mother was serenaded to sleep by a caretaker at a sanctuary in South Africa. The Care for Wild ...