Category: Rhinos in History
When talking about the Southern White rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum), we generally speak of the species as a conservation success…View Full Release »
In his book, The Future of Life, biologist Edward O. Wilson had this to say about the first time he…View Full Release »
Oddly enough, the Sumatran rhinos of southeast Asia – the smallest and most endangered rhinos in the world – are…View Full Release »
The Javan rhino is the rarest of the world’s five remaining rhino species, having lost most of its Asian tropical…View Full Release »
In addition to their horns, rhinos have been killed through the ages for their meat and skin. In India, the…View Full Release »
Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis), Pittsburgh Zoo It might seem strange, but the first members of the rhino family to appear on…View Full Release »
By Bill Konstant, IRF Program Officer August 27, 1883. It’s been called “the day the world exploded.” One hundred and…View Full Release »
Perhaps the most famous illustration of a rhinoceros ever made was an ink drawing or woodcut done nearly five centuries…View Full Release »