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White rhinos aren’t white and black rhinos aren’t black. All rhinos are essentially grayish-brown, but often take on the color…View Full Release »

Two Sumatran rhino skulls collected by Rhino Protection Units (RPUs) in Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia.  The one on the…View Full Release »

A perimeter fence and Rhino Protection Unit base camp are now under construction in the 4,000-hectare Javan Rhino Science and…View Full Release »

Statues of the Sumatran and Javan rhinos at Taman Safari, Bogor, Indonesia.

Genetic analyses of  Sumatran and Javan rhino fecal samples are currently being conducted at the Eijkman Institute in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Unicorn II, a floating anti-poaching patrol station, now protects the northern river boundary of Indonesia’s Way Kambas National Park, one…View Full Release »

Rhinos have seven vertebrae in their necks, the same number as all other mammals, from bats to giraffes.  

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 »