Facts about Northern White Rhino

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   A northern white rhino's horn is composed of keratin, the same protein found in human fingernails and hair.

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   Poaching and habitat loss drove northern white rhinos from a population of over 2,000 in the 1960s to near extinction within decades.

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   Native to central Africa, northern white rhinos once roamed across Uganda, Chad, Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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   Frozen sperm and cell samples from northern white rhinos are stored in a biobank, with scientists pursuing in vitro fertilization using southern white rhino surrogates.

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   The last known northern white rhino male, named Sudan, died in March 2018, leaving the subspecies functionally extinct in the wild.

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   Only two northern white rhinos remain alive, both female and living under armed guard at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.

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