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World Rhino Day - September 22nd


 Most endangered mammal in the world!!!
Rhinoceros sondaicus - Javan Rhinoceros, Sunda Rhinoceros, Lesser One-horned Rhinoceros.
Population: Fewer than 50,
Only one known location in the wild, Ujung Kulon NP in Indonesia. 
The Vietnamese Javan Rhino officially declared EXTINCT in 2010
 
RHINO HORN IS NOT MEDICINE
 

Dicerorhinus sumatrensis - Sumatran Rhinoceros
Population: Fewer than 200. Critically endangered.
 

Ceratherium simum cottoni - Northern White Rhinoceros, Northern Square-lipped Rhinoceros,
with an Einiosaurus-like horn. 
Population: 7 Individuals
 

Rhinoceros unicornis - Indian Rhinoceros, Greater One-horned Rhinoceros 
Population: 2,949

 

 Ceratherium simum simum - Southern White Rhinoceros, Southern Square-lipped Rhinoceros
Population: 20,600

Still in danger from poachers.

Diceros bicornis - Black Rhinoceros
Population: 4,860

 
World Rhino Day - September 22nd
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World Rhino Day - September 22nd

The Five Extant Rhinoceros Species. Helping save the rhinoceros through information.

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