He is Sudan, the last surviving male northern white rhino, and quite possibly the most famous animal on the planet. His name was Sudan, and he was beautiful. Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhinoceros, died in Kenya on Monday, leaving his species one step closer to extinction, even as a group of … He was 45 years old and is survived by just two females, 27-year-old Najin and 17-year-old Fatu, neither of which are capable of breeding due to their own various health problems.

The rhinoceros's death leaves only two of the northern white rhino subspecies (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) alive on … His death on 19th March 2018 came after Sudan had been treated for age-related health issues and for a series of infections.

O n March 19, the world’s last male northern white rhino died. Joseph Wachira, 26, comforts Sudan, the last male Northern White Rhino on the planet, moments before he passed away. “Sudan was the last northern white rhino that was born in the wild. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. Sudan was the last wild-caught northern white rhinoceros in captivity.

Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino, died at the age of 45 in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya after "age-related complications." Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino, dies – video report O n Tuesday morning, I woke to the news that Sudan, the world’s last male …

Sudan was no ordinary rhino, he was the last male northern white rhino, and without doubt the most famous rhino in the world. They shared their enclosure with southern white rhinos, a subspecies that still survives in reasonable numbers in the wild. The focus now turns to his stored semen and that of four other dead rhinos, as well as the perfection of in vitro fertilization techniques and the critical need … I met him in 2015, on a trip to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in … The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The death of the world's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, doesn't end efforts to save a subspecies of one of the world's most recognizable animals. Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni), died Monday at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.