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Fossils unearthed in China reveal a new species of giant prehistoric rhino - the largest land mammal to ever walk the Earth
Giant rhinos were roughly the size of six elephants and they moved back and forth across Asia as th…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The last female Sumatran rhino dies in Malaysia — leaving less than 80 male rhinos on the brink of extinction
The Sumatran rhino, popularly known as Asian rhino with two horns, is the most endangered of…
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The carcass of a young woolly rhinoceros that died thousands of years ago was found almost perfectly preserved in the Siberia permafrost. Researchers even found the animal's horn.
Researchers analyzed an intact woolly rhino carcass found in the Siberian permafrost last year. The…
Aylin Woodward
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The only male northern white rhino left in the entire world is under 24-hour protection by armed guards
The study focused on Kruger National Park in South Africa, where the rhinos' decline has already st…
Christina Sterbenz
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Why The Extinction Of All Rhinos Could Be Catastrophic
The study focused on Kruger National Park in South Africa, where the rhinos' decline has already st…
Christina Sterbenz
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A biotech startup is 3D-printing fake rhino horns to try to stop poaching
"More than 90% of 'rhino horns' in circulation are fake (mostly carved from buffalo horn or wood), …
Jeremy Berke
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Amazing Photo Shows How To Move A Rhino - Drug It And Dangle From A Helicopter
The rhinos are lifted up to 3,000 feet in the air. It looks strange, but this is actually one of th…
Leslie Baehr
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This important species is in danger because people wrongly believe its horns have medicinal properties
In South Africa - where the savanna ecosystem has supported healthy rhino populations for millennia…
Jeremy Berke
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China appears to walk back on controversial decision to reopen trade in rhino and tiger bones
"The issuance of the detailed regulations for implementation has been postponed after study," Ding …
Christian Edwards,Christian E…
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Rhino horns are back on the menu for Chinese elites and that's pretty much a death sentence for wild rhino populations - but some South African officials are said to be cheering
While the council did not specify what those medical, cultural or scientific requirements might be,…
Christian Edwards,Christian E…
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French Zoo enraged as wicked visitors scratch their names onto a rhino
A photograph of a 35-year-old female rhino surfaced on the Internet on August 22 with "Camille" a…
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Chinese Ringleader Of International Rhino Horn Smuggling Operation Pleads Guilty In New Jersey
"The brutality of animal poaching, wherever it occurs, feeds the demand of a multibillion-dollar il…
Elizabeth Dilts, Reuters
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3 Rhinos Make A Daring Escape As Zoo Guard Sleeps
How does one convince rhinos to turn around and go back to their enclosure? Do you just stand in fr…
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A venture fund focused on middle-class problems is tackling a huge obstacle for millennial renters
Upfront rental costs are a "huge financial burden for folks at a time where most people don't have …
Matthew Michaels
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A project to build a $200 DIY Wi-Fi router to help whistleblowers hide online just disappeared under bizarre circumstances
From the US to China and beyond, anonymity on the internet is under fire - particularly for whistle…
Rob Price
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The world's last northern white rhino, who showed 'what extinction looks like,' was captured in this stunning photo before he died
Elephants, pangolins, and many other vulnerable species around the world are also threatened by poa…
Kevin Loria
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Leonardo DiCaprio praises Assam govt for zero rhino poaching
Oscar-winning Hollywood actor and environment activist Leonardo DiCaprio has lauded the Assam gover…
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Suspected poacher trampled to death by elephants in South African national park
In 2019, another suspected rhino poacher was killed by a herd of elephants, and his remains were "d…