There are five species of rhinos in the world. Three of them, including the Javan rhino, are critically endangered, while two ...

Javan rhinos are herbivores and eat plants. Their diet includes soft twigs, shoots, young leaves, and fallen fruit. Because they require a lot of calories to support their massive bodies (2,000 to ...

NAIROBI ― An environmental disaster is unfolding in Isiolo county, in northeastern Kenya, following a recent wildfire ...

Inbreeding, natural disasters, disease, human encroachment, poaching, and the proliferation of ruinous palms are all conspiring against the 5,000-pound herbivores. Javan rhinos, also known as “Sunda ...

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An endangered and rare Malayan tapir calf was born this weekend at Washington’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. Only the second tapir birth there in more than a hundred years, the unnamed newborn ...

On the fringes of an African game park, an ambitious project brings together tourists, local communities and white rhinos, emerging from the brink of extinction.

Herbivores are often thought of as harmless plant-eaters, but many have developed powerful defenses to survive. Whether it's a forceful kick or sharp horns, these animals can hold their own against ...

Zoo Knoxville is mourning the loss of Dolly, a 56-year-old Southern white rhinoceros and the the oldest rhino in the United ...

Each species has specific rituals to attract mates, and success typically comes from doing what is expected (and doing it ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across ...