To graze...or not to graze!

On a late afternoon game drive in the Eastern part of Etosha National Park, Perez Kamukunjandje and his guests were treated to a rare sighting of a black Rhino. What made this sighting even more special, is the fact that it was feeding – not browsing, as would be expected, but…. grazing! The Black Rhino is generally a browser and uses its upper hooked lip to maneuver the branches into its mouth. That’s why it is also called the Hook-lipped Rhino. As Smither’s states, only on rare occasions and only in the wet season small quantities of grass are eaten by a Black Rhino. We are at the end of an exceptionally good rainy season in Etosha, which is probably the reason for unusual sightings like this one.

Posted: Namibia Expeditions by Hazel Milne, Date: 10 March 2008