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Fausta - World oldest rhino died
December 31 , 2019
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- Fausta, a female black rhino, who was believed to be the World’s oldest rhino has died at the age of 57 in a Tanzanian conservation area.
- Fausta passed away from natural causes in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority.
- Rhinos’ life expectancy is around 40 years in wild but they can live an extra decade in captivity.
About Black rhinoceros
- They are also called as ‘hook-lipped rhinoceros.
- They are found around south and east Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
- IUCN Status: Critically endangered; (although South-western black rhinoceros is classified as vulnerable).
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