2002 - Pictures from South Africa

Its that Black Rhino again! Its difficult to portray in a still photo the sheer terror that this animal can instill when he charges. You really have to be there. They are surprisingly fast for an animal that can weigh 1,100 kg. The longest record in Kwa Zulu Natal for the main horn(which is actually hair) is 1.05 metres. Ouch. There are about 1,600 Black Rhinos in South Africa and these comprise a little more than 62 percent of the world's population.

Photo: Mark Dowling