Died last male Northern white Rhino

17.12.2014 [12:57]
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Baku, December 16, AZERTAC

Died in USA male Northern white Rhino named Angelita. In the world there are only five members of this subspecies, but they are all females. This writes the Los Angeles Times.

The message about the death of the animal appeared on Twitter, the San Diego zoo, California, where Rhino brought from Sudan, had been detained since the end of 1980-ies. Angelito was 44, he died from natural causes.

Zoologists tried to continue the race rare animal, podsolic to him the female Nola. However, in captivity, the pair failed to produce offspring.

The employees of the Institute of San Diego for the study and protection of the environment remained the seed of the dead Rhino. They hope to use it to fertilize other females of this subspecies, three of which are in Kenya, and another in Czech zoo.

In 1960 the population of rhinoceros had 2250 individuals. To extinction largely involved poachers. Many cultures believe that an animal horn has medicinal properties, and therefore it dearly prized on the black market.

The Northern white Rhino somewhat larger than southern subspecies and is the second largest land animal after the elephant.

Died last male Northern white Rhino

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