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Rhinos: 11 Incredible Facts, Plus Photo Gallery

November 20, 2009 By 3 Comments
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Sumatran rhinos Emi and Harapan

Rhino fact 9: Sumatran rhinos are considered the most ancient rhino species, and are related to the extinct woolly rhino.

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About Rhishja Cota-Larson

Rhishja is the founder Annamiticus (fka Saving Rhinos), which publishes news and information about wildlife crime and endangered species. She is the Editor of the blogs Annamiticus, Rhino Horn is Not Medicine, and Project Pangolin, author of the book "Murder, Myths & Medicine", and host of "Behind the Schemes". When Rhishja is not blogging about the illegal wildlife trade, she enjoys rocking out to live music.

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  1. memory foam says:
    November 24, 2009 at 4:42 am

    Thanks for the info. They are fascinating animals. I did not realize they are fairly closely related to horses.

    I read elsewhere that the record size for a white rhino was a specimen of 10,000 pounds!

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