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WPZ 2007 - South-central Black Rhinoceros

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Diceros bicornis minor
Beautiful animal. Is the entirety of Australia’s Black Rhino population of the minor subspecies?
 
@Nix Yes, but there are not many here. Just 5.4 at Taronga Western Plains Zoo and 2.0 at Monarto Safari Park currently.
 
@Nix They are descended from wild-caught individuals imported from Zimbabwe in the 1990s. Hopefully more will be imported in the future; there is still interest. TWPZ breeds them, but they are probably getting pretty inbred by now.
 
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