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We will not lower our voices until the world hears the truth: Rhino horn is NOT medicine.
Thanks to the rampant illegal slaughter of rhinos for their horns, rhinos have the unfortunate distinction of being one of the most endangered animals on earth.
Over the last 40 years, the world’s overall rhinoceros population has declined by over 90% – and if not for dedicated conservation efforts over the last 100 years, it [...]
Every now and then, we all need to take a “cute” break. Enjoy!
This adorable baby white rhino named “Eco” is just four weeks old, and he’s out for a romp with his mum at Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: There’s nothing cuter than a baby [...]
Nikki, a female Indian rhino at Cincinnati Zoo, will give birth in October 2010 to a calf conceived via artificial insemination.
Thanks to Cincinnati Zoo’s state-of-the-art research facility CREW (Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife), a baby Indian rhino is on the way!
And Nikki, the pregnant female rhino, has never even met the baby’s father: Her [...]
Britain’s first IVF white rhino calf has been born at the Colchester Zoo.
The history-making calf is named Zamba, and was welcomed into the world on October 3, following a 16-month pregnancy. His mother, 11-year-old Cynthia, was in labor for three hours and was able to deliver the calf on her own. Zamba’s father, Simba, had [...]
In a heartbreaking setback to Sumatran rhino conservation, the Cincinnati Zoo’s beloved Emi has died.
Emi the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) was the heart of the world’s only successful captive breeding program for the critically endangered species.
Woburn Safari Park has received two female Southern white rhino from South Africa as part of a plan to create a self-sustaining white rhino population in Europe.
After a three-and-a-half day journey from Johannesburg to Bedfordshire, Mtubatuba and Mzuki are settling into their new home at Woburn Safari Park.
This cute little White Rhino calf was born prematurely and abandoned… fortunately, she has been receiving plenty of TLC from human caretakers:
For those of you (like me) who can’t seem to get enough of “cute baby rhinos”, here are Kali and baby Krishnan frolicking in the mud at the Bronx Zoo:
The baby rhino and his mother are cuddling in this video – extremely adorable:
