Los Angeles: A rare species of rhinoceros is one member closer to extinction after one of only six surviving animals died, zoo keepers said on Monday.
Northern white rhinoceros Angalifu, believed to be 44 years old, died on Sunday at San Diego Zoo possibly of old age, said spokeswoman Darla Davis, adding that post-mortem results were pending.
The only members of the species left now are an elderly female in San Diego, three in Africa and one at a zoo in the Czech Republic.
Zoo keepers in the southern Californian zoo had tried unsuccessfully to persuade their two northern white rhinos to mate.
The northern white rhino has been nearly wiped out by hunting and poaching for their horns, and by wars in Africa, according to the World Wildlife Foundation.
Northern white rhinoceros Angalifu, believed to be 44 years old, died on Sunday at San Diego Zoo possibly of old age, said spokeswoman Darla Davis, adding that post-mortem results were pending.
The only members of the species left now are an elderly female in San Diego, three in Africa and one at a zoo in the Czech Republic.
The northern white rhino has been nearly wiped out by hunting and poaching for their horns, and by wars in Africa, according to the World Wildlife Foundation.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
6 Rhinos Among 137 Animals Dead In Kaziranga National Park Amid Assam Floods Watch: Critically Endangered Javan Rhino Calf Spotted In Indonesia Poachers Involved In Assam Rhino's Killing Arrested, Horn Recovered Windows Computers Lead To 'Blue Screen Of Death' Due To CrowdStrike Error Massive Worldwide Microsoft Outage: Flights, Markets, Stock Exchange Down Microsoft 'Blue Screen Of Death' Outage: Full List Of Services Hit In India Study Abroad: Top 10 Management Universities In United Kingdom "Reason Identified, Updates Released": India On Massive Microsoft Outage UPSC Cracks Down, Says Puja Khedkar Faked Identity, Parents' Name, Address Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.