Ace Nova Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 The beloved rhino bull Sudan died Monday, leaving behind only two females of its kind Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, died at 45 (elderly in rhino age) Monday at Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy, about 130 kilometers north of Nairobi. The animal’s health had been deteriorating for the past month and recently worsened so much that he could no longer stand, prompting a decision by his veterinary team to euthanize him. Born in Shambe, South Sudan, the rhino was captured two years after roaming in the wild and brought to the Dvur Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic. He was moved to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy 34 years later. One of a kind, this majestic, bodyguard-protected beast was beloved by many worldwide—and his death is a grim reminder of humanity’s threat to animals. Poachers in the 20th century wiped out most of this white rhino subspecies (Ceratotherium simum ssp. cottoni) population, mainly for their horns, which were used in traditional Chinese health treatments. More than 2,000 of the animals roamed wild in the 1960s but their numbers had dropped to a couple dozen by the end of the century. The only remaining northern whites today are two captive females—Sudan’s daughter, Najin, and granddaughter, Fatu. Neither is able to produce offspring naturally. Now researchers are hoping to keep this subspecies alive by artificially fertilizing Najin and Fatu’s eggs with sperm frozen from male northern white rhinos and then implanting the fertilized eggs into a female southern white rhino—a subspecies that was also threatened but has since grown exponentially because of conservation efforts. Last year as part of a campaign to raise money for such in vitro fertilization attempts, which experts say could cost as much as $9 million, Sudan acquired a Tinder account where people can donate money by swiping right. As of late Tuesday the Ol Pejeta Conservatory had yet to update its Web site, which still reads, “Visit the last three northern white rhinos”—a ticking alarm clock to which some humans are desperately trying to add time. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/last-male-white-rhino-is-dead/ Sad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 It's fucking shameful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) sad. won't be the last species to go extinct because of human greed. in the end, mankind will pay the price and it will be costly. not to the environment, but to us. as for the earth, it will go on. it has survived a collision with another planet in the early solar system. i think it can handle a few billion meaningless humans. Edited March 21, 2018 by action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) THE WHITE RHINO LIVES!!! Hes from Doncaster as well, is that northern enough? Edited March 21, 2018 by Len Cnut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 26 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: THE WHITE RHINO LIVES!!! Hes from Doncaster as well, is that northern enough? he doesn't have a white horn though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 6 minutes ago, action said: he doesn't have a white horn though I dunno, he appears to have a sizeable horn here! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 1 minute ago, Len Cnut said: I dunno, he appears to have a sizeable horn here! he seems happy enough to see him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 6 minutes ago, action said: he seems happy enough to see him In keeping with the tone of the thread though, if you'd like to go on feeling sorry for the White Rhino, he has struggled with gambling addiction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 14 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: In keeping with the tone of the thread though, if you'd like to go on feeling sorry for the White Rhino, he has struggled with gambling addiction nah. after being ambushed with that unwanted video showcasing his penis, I don't think my nerves can stand a whiny confession filled with man tears. I've had enough soft-erotic gay porn for the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Congrats humans for another example of fucking up the planet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Humans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Right now the biosphere is undergoing the sixth large extinction event since life first originated here on Earth. This is also referred to as the 'Holocene extinction'. And it is mainly due to the behaviour of humans (deforestation, pollution, climate change, overhunting, etc). It is estimated that the current rate of species going extinct, is from 100 to 1000 times higher than what is normal (!). It is impossible to say how many species we have exterminated since we were evolved about 400k years ago, but it is likely in the hundreds of thousands. Most of them small and insignificant to the extent we don't even know we killed them off, more rarely large and obvious like the white rhinoceros. An example of our detrimental effect on biodiversity is what happened on Hawaii when humans first discovered and settled that archipelago. We brought new plants and animals that fucked up the natural ecology. Out of 2,690 plant species on Hawaii, 946 are non-indigenous with 800 of the native species now listed as endangered. The list of extinct species is very long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucketfoot Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 4 hours ago, Len Cnut said: I dunno, he appears to have a sizeable horn here! Definitely a couple of pairs of socks stuffed down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 1 hour ago, bucketfoot said: Definitely a couple of pairs of socks stuffed down there. Oh, you reckon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 1 hour ago, bucketfoot said: Definitely a couple of pairs of socks stuffed down there. He has an 8-berth tent rolled up and stuffed down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucketfoot Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 10 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: Oh, you reckon? Either that or Gonzo from the muppets. 3 minutes ago, Gracii Guns said: He has an 8-berth tent rolled up and stuffed down there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Oldest Goat said: Wait a minute, you mean you guys aren't like that? what, you want visual proof? (won't happen. the board doesn't allow pictures above 600 pixels wide) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 So sad to see this. Another animal will be instinct soon. Man doesn't realize how important all animals are to us and eco system of the world. I really hope he's in a better place with no pain. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratam Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I go commited a sin with the name Ashba song, sorry ,but this rhino was a "Beautiful creature"😧 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 BREAKING NEWS: The last Northern Male White Rhino has been spotted on Sky Sports! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Fuck's sake, Leonard. Lowering the tone... (The Gonzo comment may be the funniest thing I've seen on the internet this week though). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Sorry, I'll stop the crap Dave Allen jokes now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 37 minutes ago, Oldest Goat said: That's you in the photo with the rhino, isn't it? Whispering your fucking Dave Allen jokes. Nah, I'm the out of shot round the back milking his prostate for the good of the species Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Now when we said “down with white male representation” we didn’t think we had to identify the species. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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