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A horn - a permanent pointed projection on the head of various animals - consists of a covering of keratin and other proteins surrounding a core of live bone. Horns are distinct from antlers, which are not permanent.

'World's oldest rhino' Fausta dies in Tanzania at the age of 57 years

Feb 16,2020 3:02 am

Conservationists in Ngorongoro, said Fausta, pictured, was thought to be the oldest Rhino in The World

A rhino, the oldest in The World died in Tanzania, at the age of 57 years.

Fausta, an Eastern black rhinoceros, was first sighted in the Ngorongoro Crater , in the year 1965, when she was three.

she grazed have The Crater -free for More Than 54 years, but health problems in her Old Age , she needed to spend her last years, specialized care in a sanctuary.

Fausta also had calves, never, some conservationists in the Ngorongoro, may have contributed to her long life.

by 2016, Fausta, vision worse, and she suffered a great deal in the lengthy aftermath of the hyena attacks.

"vicious circle of animals, especially hyenas, they attacked, and they received very serious wounds," Dr. Freddy Manongi, the Ngorongoro Conservation Authority, told BBC Swahili. "By 2016, we had them from the wilderness and place them in special care. "

He added that on The Day Fausta died, another Rhino was born.

Mr Manongi later said in a statement that "the records show that Fausta lived the longest [of] the death of the rhinos in The World ," and she had Natural Causes on the evening of 27. December.

In The Wild rhinos usually live between 37 and 43 years of age, or up to 50 Years in captivity.

The Eastern black Rhino is listed as threatened with extinction. His numbers are dangerously low, because The Animals are poached for their Horn , but the numbers are on the rise.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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