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One of the largest living mammals, the white rhinoceros is currently recovering from near extinction at the turn of the last century. Approximately 20,000 individuals exist of the Southern white rhino subspecies. However, there are only three known individuals left of the genetically distinct Northern white rhino subspecies. The white rhino remains highly vulnerable to poaching for their horns. Former President Theodore Roosevelt collected this specimen in 1909.
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- Title: White rhinoceros
- Location: Rhino Camp, Lado Enclave, Uganda, Africa
- Type: Taxidermy Specimen
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- USNM Catalog Number(s): 164587
- Scientific Name: <i>Ceratotherium simum cottoni</i>
- Photo Credit: Charles Chen, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Field: Vertebrate Zoology
- Date Collected: 1909-06-10
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