This picture shows very clearly why the black rhino is also called hook-lipped. The triangular shape of the upper lip can almost be used like a finger to carefully pick branches from the ground or leaves from scrubs.
Happy World Rhino Day 2019!
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I am an anthropologist of religion and photographer, currently living in Pretoria, South Africa. I wrote my PhD-thesis on narratives about Satanism in Zambia. Currently I am preparing a new research project that uses photography as an ethnographic method. In my free time, I love hiking, safaris and enjoying nature through photography.
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Awesome wonder 
Try not to encountered it on level ground far from decent trees. Hehehe. There’s logic behind very long super zoom lenses. 😉
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You’re right about that!
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Crazy to see what hardy thorns those sensitive lips can strip off a tree, or how it can manipulate twigs and sticks. People say animals evolve or adapt. Interesting that the proto giraffe set in rock doesn’t differ from today’s. I choose to think they are highly specialised according to design.
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Great post 😊
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