white rhinoceros
noun
variants
or white rhino
: a rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) of southern and central Africa that is distinguished from the black rhinoceros especially by larger size and by a squared upper lip lacking a protrusion
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But the dire wolf revival came from its work helping preserve several critically endangered existing species, including the Northern white rhinoceros, numerous bird species and North Carolina’s red wolf packs.
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David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The biotechnology and genetic engineering company had set its sights on reviving the woolly mammoth, the Tasmanian tiger, the northern white rhinoceros, the dodo bird, and the dire wolf—with the latter reportedly being brought back in October 2024.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Howard, a southern white rhinoceroses who has been at the Phoenix Zoo since 2020, died after battling a neurological condition.
—Axios Phoenix, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
The Indianapolis Zoo lost its 36-year-old white rhinoceros to a cancerous tumor found in its leg, officials announced Wednesday in a Facebook post.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2024
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David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The biotechnology and genetic engineering company had set its sights on reviving the woolly mammoth, the Tasmanian tiger, the northern white rhinoceros, the dodo bird, and the dire wolf—with the latter reportedly being brought back in October 2024.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Howard, a southern white rhinoceroses who has been at the Phoenix Zoo since 2020, died after battling a neurological condition.
—Axios Phoenix, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
The Indianapolis Zoo lost its 36-year-old white rhinoceros to a cancerous tumor found in its leg, officials announced Wednesday in a Facebook post.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2024
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