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The white rhinoceros is quick and agile and can run 50 km/h (31 mph). White rhinos live in crashes or herds of up to 14 animals (usually mostly cows). Sub-adult bulls will congregate, often in association with an adult cow. Most adult bulls are solitary. Dominant bulls mark their territory with excrement and urine. [39]
A northern white rhinoceros near the equator during translocation to Ol Pejeta Conservancy. One of the northern white rhinos translocated to Ol Pejeta was living in a semiwild state. 2014 VOA report about the last three individuals. There are now only two northern white rhinos left in the world: Najin, a female, was born in captivity in 1989.
The southern white rhino is listed as Near Threatened; it is mostly threatened by habitat loss and poaching for rhino horn for use in traditional Chinese medicine. [ 1 ] The southern white rhino was nearly extinct near the end of the 19th century having been reduced to a population of approximately 20–50 animals in KwaZulu-Natal due to sport ...
A new study of the gut microbiomes of captive southern white rhinos reveals a plausible cause to health problems that hinder the species’ reproduction. Poking around in rhinoceros poop may turn ...
A world first in rhinoceros reproductive health could save northern white rhinos from extinction, scientists said Wednesday. The team at the BioRescue project successfully impregnated a southern ...
The Daily Digit is the story behind the numbers that make the world turn. Today we’re looking at extinction. Last week, the last male northern white rhino died, leaving little hope for the species.
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LONDON (Reuters) - A British zoo is using IVF technology to help the three remaining northern white rhinos procreate and save the species from extinction.