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In addition to their horns, rhinos have been killed through the ages for their meat and skin. In India, the…View Full Release »

Rhinos are entirely vegetarian and their diets include some plants that contain potentially toxic chemicals. The candelabra euphorbia, for example,…View Full Release »

Except for the Sumatran rhino, which may have hair covering much of its body, the four other rhino species are…View Full Release »

Rhinos are sometimes de-horned to discourage poaching.  This rhino from Zimbabwe has been tranquilized for the procedure, which causes the…View Full Release »

Why did the rhino cross the road?  This greater one-horned rhino in India’s Kaziranga National Park may have wanted a…View Full Release »

Rhino art: a “butt painting” made by Stan, a popular white rhino at the North Carolina Zoo.

Anti-poaching patrols in India’s Manas National Park are conducted on foot, in vehicles and on elephant-back, which gives forest guards…View Full Release »

One of the most popular sculptures at the Houston Zoo is this white rhino busting though a brick wall.

To date, 25 greater one-horned rhinos have been reintroduced to Manas National Park, 10 wild-caught animals translocated from the Pobitora…View Full Release »

Footprint casts from nine rhinos that have responded to habitat restoration efforts in the Javan Rhino Science and Conservation Area…View Full Release »

The Sumatran rhino is one of the most endangered mammals on Earth. Perhaps no more than 100 animals survive in…View Full Release »

The numbers are in. The government of South Africa recently announced that a record 1,004 rhinos were poached last year,…View Full Release »