Prehistoric rhino remains in wolf stomach reveal secrets to its extinction

Just five rhino species roam the savannahs, forests and deserts of Africa and South Asia today, with all five either perilously close to becoming extinct, or having been so in recent history and since recovered. But five is a mere fraction of the 250 or so different rhino species identified that once roamed our planet; the most primitive appearing more than 57 million years ago [1,2]. Such variety ranged from Paraceratherium, a species that, at 15-20 tonnes, was one [...] Read More... The post Prehistoric rhino remains in wolf stomach reveal secrets to its extinction appeared first on Save the Rhino.

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Prehistoric rhino remains in wolf stomach reveal secrets to its extinction

Just five rhino species roam the savannahs, forests and deserts of Africa and South Asia today, with all five either perilously close to becoming extinct, or having been so in recent history and since recovered. But five is a mere fraction of the 250 or so different rhino species identified that once roamed our planet; the most primitive appearing more than 57 million years ago [1,2]. Such variety ranged from Paraceratherium, a species that, at 15-20 tonnes, was one [...]

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