Which African safari animal has a prehensile upper lip for grasping leaves?

The black rhinoceros has a prehensile upper lip for grasping leaves.

Its pointed, flexible upper lip is one of the easiest ways to distinguish a black rhinoceros from a white rhinoceros. The black rhino uses the lip like a small finger to pluck leaves, shoots, and twigs from shrubs and trees. This browsing diet contrasts with the white rhino’s broad, square lip, which is adapted for grazing grasses.

The two rhinoceros species are not reliably identified by skin colour: both usually appear gray. Their common names arose from differences in feeding style and historical naming confusion rather than from truly different pigmentation.

Black rhinoceroses once ranged widely across Africa, but hunting and habitat loss caused major declines. Conservation programs, anti-poaching work, and translocation have helped some populations recover, although the species remains threatened.