Sudan (rhinoceros)

Sudan (1973 – March 19, 2018) was a captive northern white rhinoceros who lived at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya.[3]

Sudan
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Sudan at the Ol Pejeta conservancy, June 2010
SpeciesNorthern white rhinoceros
SexMale
Born1973
Southern Sudan, Sudan
DiedMarch 19, 2018(2018-03-19) (aged 45)[1]
Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya
Known forLast male of his subspecies in the world[2]

He was known for being one of only three living northern white rhinoceroses in the world, and the last known male of his subspecies. Sudan was euthanised on March 19, 2018, after suffering from "age-related complications".[4]

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