Conservationists hope the US-born rhino will breed with female ‘hairy rhinos’ at the sanctuary and boost population of the critically endangered speciesA US-born Sumatran rhino ate leaves and wallowed in mud at an Indonesian sanctuary,as the US formally handed over the animal on Thursday in hopes he will have offspring and aid save his critically endangered species from extinction.
The eight-year-old-fashioned rhino is now in quarantine at Way Kambas national park after traveling more than 10000 miles (16,000km) from a zoo in Cincinnati, or Ohio,to the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.
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Source: theguardian.com