Northern White Rhino

The Northern White Rhino is a subspecies of the White Rhino; the other subspecies, the Southern White Rhino, is not nearly as endangered as they are. Northern White Rhinos used to live in Uganda, Chad, the DRC, Sudan, and the Central African Republic but now, tragically, there are only two left in the world. This subspecies has lived for millions of years, but humans have forced them to the point of extinction. There are 5 species of rhinos, and all are endangered except one, which used to be endangered. The White rhino is not called so because it's white; both the white and black rhinos are grey, but because of a mistranslation of the worldwide. The white rhino's mouth is wider, and the black rhino often rolls in black mud, giving it its name. Rhinos don’t usually charge at humans unless they feel threatened. Their horn is made out of keratin, the same material fingernails are made of.

Rhinos are the victims of a lot of poaching. They are poached for their skin and horns. The last two rhinos have to be under armed guards all day and night to protect against poaching. Rhinos horns are believed to be helpful as a medicine, and many people pay a lot of money for a horn. Some conservationists will remove rhinos’ horns to protect against poachers, but some poachers will kill dehorned animals anyway. They do this so they don’t keep hunting a dehorned animal and waste time. Most poachers will just kill the rhinos to get the horn, but often, even if they remove it, the rhino still dies. When someone removes the horn of a rhino they have to leave some keratin behind otherwise the rhino will be hurt. Most poachers don’t do that. The last two N. W. Rhinos are both female and incapable of reproduction. Since there is no hope of saving the species naturally, scientists are turning to other ways. Sex cells were taken from the male Northern White Rhinos before they died in the hope of being able to impregnate a southern white rhino with them.