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Northern white rhino dies in US zoo, 5 left in the world
A northern white rhinoceros that was only one of six left in the world has died at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. U-T San Diego reports Angalifu, who was about 44 years old, apparently died of old age on Sunday. His death leaves only one northern white rhino at the zoo, one at a zoo in the Czech Republic and three in a preserve in Kenya. Rhino horns are valued as dagger handles and are mistakenly seen as an aphrodisiac. As a result, poaching has pushed the critically endangered...
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At least it's good to know that he died of natural causes and not just as a poachers prize.
Soon all rhinos will be killed by humans.
Can't we breed more?