Sunday, 19 July 2015

LAST MALE RHINO STANDING -SUDAN

WHAT MAKES SUDAN A 3 TON WHITE RHINO BE GUARDED BY ARMED RANGERS.THE ANSWER IS HE IS THE ONLY MALE NORTHERN WHITE RHINO ON THE PLANET.DUE TO POACHERS-WORTH OF HIS HORN IS 47,000 POUNDS A KILO- USED IN ASIAN MEDICINE.IT IS HOPED HE WILL MATE WITH 2 FEMALES -FATU AND NAJIN.SUDAN WAS MOVED TO KENYA FROM A CZECH ZOO IN 2009 TO JOIN A BREEDING PROGRAMME WITH A FELLOW MALE SUNI-WHO DIED LAST YEAR.ONLY 5 IN NUMBERS - 2 FEMALES IN ZOOS- 3 KENYA - 1 MALE SUDAN IS ONE OF THAT THREE.

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