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The end of the line for the Northern White Rhino

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  • 20-03-2018 6:39pm
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    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    The last known living male has died at 45, leaving only two females of this breed of Rhino alive in the world.

    Other breeds of Rhino such as the Western Black have also been declared extinct recently.

    Is this all down to poaching or is there other factors at play?


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    pleas advice
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,492 ✭✭✭pleas advice


    Did they get a, emm, 'sample' before he snuffed it?


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    bee06
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    pleas advice wrote: »
    Did they get a, emm, 'sample' before he snuffed it?

    Yeah, they did.


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    Ubbquittious
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    Bloody Chinese


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    Hector Bellend
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    Any chance of them turning lezzie?


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    ThinkProgress
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    Sure it's grand, they have a few of them in captivity... this was the last wild one left.

    Besides, they kind of all look the same anyway... just grab one of the southern white Rhinos... nobody will know the difference. "Does it have a big horn on it's head? Yep! "Job's a good'un!" :P


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    pleas advice
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    Life, uh, finds a way


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    Guy:Incognito
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    He was a prick anyway.


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    titan18
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    ThinkProgress wrote: »
    Sure it's grand, they have a few of them in captivity... this was the last wild one left.

    Besides, they kind of all look the same anyway... just grab one of the southern white Rhinos... nobody will know the difference. "Does it have a big horn on it's head? Yep! "Job's a good'un!" :P

    No, all gone. Extinct in the wild about 10 years ago. As for why they're extinct, we're all the cause of that, although those fecking alternative medicine crowd need to take a bit more of the blame for it.


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    Alun
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    ThinkProgress wrote: »
    Sure it's grand, they have a few of them in captivity... this was the last wild one left.
    Errm, no they don't, not the Northern subspecies anyway.


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    ThinkProgress
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    Alun wrote: »
    Errm, no they don't, not the Northern subspecies anyway.

    They don't seem to like breeding too much... that could be a problem when it comes to the auld extinction thingy! :pac:

    Pandas too... they've been trying to go extinct for years... but we won't let them!! :(

    Rhinos kinda look a bit sad and depressed to me... maybe it's just their turn to go extinct?


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    jmayo
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    ThinkProgress wrote: »
    They don't seem to like breeding too much... that could be a problem when it comes to the auld extinction thingy! :pac:

    Pandas too... they've been trying to go extinct for years... but we won't let them!! :(

    Rhinos kinda look a bit sad and depressed to me... maybe it's just their turn to go extinct?

    Actually the giant panda has been downgraded, ore would that be promoted, from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Vulnerable’ on the global list of species at risk of extinction.

    Kinda sad and something we will see a lot more of, especially if we think of animals in the wild.


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    ThinkProgress
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    Humans are also extinct from the wild... quite sad when you sit back and think about it. We only exist in captivity! (despite being the smartest animal on the block)


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    pleas advice
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    I think there's a few populations of humans surviving in the wild, in Brazil and Paupa New Guinea anyway, as far as I know


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    andekwarhola
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    pleas advice wrote: »
    I think there's a few populations of humans surviving in the wild, in Brazil and Paupa New Guinea anyway, as far as I know

    Dundalk too.


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    pjohnson
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    pleas advice wrote: »
    I think there's a few populations of humans surviving in the wild, in Brazil and Paupa New Guinea anyway, as far as I know

    The Sentilese still kill anyone who comes too close.


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    backspin.
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    Stupid Chinese and their silly potions. And they aren't done yet. Elephant tusks, lion and tiger bones. Pretty much any of the majestic animals are under threat. So sad and so pointless.


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    wakka12
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    Everyone likes to blame poachers but we, in the west, are probably much more to blame through the deforestation we cause by our massive demand for cheap resources from developing countries


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    razorblunt
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    wakka12 wrote: »
    Everyone likes to blame poachers but we, in the west, are probably much more to blame through the deforestation we cause by our massive demand for cheap resources from developing countries

    How has deforestation killed off this Rhino species?


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    Oasis1974
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    razorblunt wrote: »
    How has deforestation killed off this Rhino species?

    We need to clear trees to build houses and apartments theirs a housing shortage unless you weren't aware?


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    facehugger99
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    jmayo wrote: »
    Actually the giant panda has been downgraded, ore would that be promoted, from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Vulnerable’ on the global list of species at risk of extinction.

    Apparently the main reason they were chosen by the WWF as their symbol was to save on printing costs as they were black and white.


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    vicwatson
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    Oasis1974 wrote: »
    We need to clear trees to build houses and apartments theirs a housing shortage unless you weren't aware?

    Don’t think rhinos are forest dwelling creatures


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    Donald Trump
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    pleas advice wrote: »
    I think there's a few populations of humans surviving in the wild, in Brazil and Paupa New Guinea anyway, as far as I know


    Don't forget about Leitrim!!


    Edit: Ah ****e. Just noticed someone else had given the same point about Dundalk!

    Bastard


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    Fr_Dougal
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    Donald Trump wrote: »
    Don't forget about Leitrim!!


    Edit: Ah ****e. Just noticed someone else had given the same point about Dundalk!

    Bastard

    Fake county!


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    zoe 3619
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    Well,fair play to whoever gathered the 'sample'.Just spending a moment thinking about the logistics of that..
    Apparantly the two females aren't fit for breeding from.Don't know if that's due to age,state of health or close relationship (one's his daughter,other is grand daughter)
    Find this fairly heart breaking to be honest.Poor creature has been living for years with a team of armed guards around him to protect him from poachers.


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    nullzero
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    ****


    Blame Mr Burns; "see these white slippers they're albino, African endangered Rhino".

    Glazers Out!



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    jaxxx
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    ThinkProgress wrote: »
    Humans are also extinct from the wild... quite sad when you sit back and think about it. We only exist in captivity! (despite being the smartest animal on the block)

    I wish we were extinct, period, let alone just in the wild..


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    nullzero
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    ****


    jaxxx wrote: »
    I wish we were extinct, period, let alone just in the wild..

    The rest of us wish you were extinct.

    Glazers Out!



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    pleas advice
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    jaxxx wrote: »
    I wish we were extinct, period, let alone just in the wild..
    for some reason this tune entered my head after reading your post.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-QFj59PON4


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    Donald Trump
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    zoe 3619 wrote: »
    Well,fair play to whoever gathered the 'sample'.Just spending a moment thinking about the logistics of that..
    Apparantly the two females aren't fit for breeding from.Don't know if that's due to age,state of health or close relationship (one's his daughter,other is grand daughter)
    Find this fairly heart breaking to be honest.Poor creature has been living for years with a team of armed guards around him to protect him from poachers.


    They just let themselves go and got fat.

    Same as any other female with low competition. They stop making an effort.


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    SuperS54
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    ThinkProgress wrote: »
    They don't seem to like breeding too much... that could be a problem when it comes to the auld extinction thingy!

    There's stuff they could take for that, I hear the Chinese do a good line in powdered horns...for the horn


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