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Head caretaker Mohammed Doyo feeds Sudan, the last male northern white rhino left on the planet, on June 12, 2015. Sudan lives in a 10-acre enclosure at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, where he is protected from poachers 24 hours a day by armed guards.

Can (and Should) the Northern White Rhino Be Saved?

By Stephanie Pappas published

With the last northern white rhino named Sudan standing on his last leg, conservationists are debating whether his subspecies has a chance at survival.

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sudan the white rhino

This Is the World's Last Male Northern White Rhino — and He's Sick

By Stephanie Pappas published

Sudan, a 45-year-old rhino, is suffering from an age-related infection.

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Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya on June 25, 2015.

The Story Behind That Viral Photo of a Lonely Rhino

By Stephanie Pappas published

His name is Sudan, and he's been alone for awhile.

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Puntung enjoys a mud wallow in healthier days at the Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Malaysia.

One of Malaysia's Last Sumatran Rhinos Dies

By Stephanie Pappas published

Fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses are left on the planet.

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Sudan is the last male northern white rhinoceros in the world.

On Tinder, Swipe Right to Save This Endangered Rhino

By Stephanie Pappas published

Swipe right to help save the northern white rhinoceros.

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A veterinarian at the Dvůr Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic uses a chainsaw to dehorn a male southern white rhinoceros (<em>Ceratotherium simum simum</em>) named Pamir on Monday, March 20, 2017. The decision to dehorn the zoo's rhinos came after a rhinoc

Czech Zoo Dehorns Rhinos to Ward Off Poachers

By Stephanie Pappas published

The zoo with the largest rhino herd in Europe is removing the animals' horns.

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A pair of white rhinos at Thoiry Zoo.

Rare White Rhino Killed for Coveted Horn at French Zoo

By Stephanie Pappas published

A first-of-its-kind killing in a zoo does not surprise some conservationists familiar with rhino poaching.

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Rhinos' Communal Toilets Are Poo-Powered Social Networks

By Mindy Weisberger published

It's complicated: White rhinos use dung to share status updates.

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The female Sumatran rhino was captured in Kalimantan, the Indonesia part of Borneo.

Live Sumatran Rhino Captured in Indonesia

By Stephanie Pappas published

Humans have made contact with a Sumatran rhino in the Indonesian region of Borneo for the first time in 40 years.

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The northern white rhino Nabiré, a 32-year-old female at the Dvůr Králové Zoo, died on July 27, 2015.

Stem Cells May Save Northern White Rhinos

By Stephanie Pappas published

Giving up on traditional breeding efforts, scientists turn to still-developing reproductive technology to save a vanishing subspecies of rhinoceros.

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