Northern white rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum cottoni
Nkula (Luganda)
Conservation status
Extinct in the wild as a result of poaching. For details see 19B.
Habitat
Grassland savannahs
Biology
Sudan, the last surviving male of this subspecies of the white rhinoceros, died on 19 March 2018. Major efforts are underway to preserve the species by means of assisted reproduction, using frozen eggs and semen — as of the end of 2021, the results have yet to be seen.
Diorama
1952–63
For more details on the horns see 19B.
An Art Installation of the last bull can be seen in the diorama space opposite.
Provenance
17 December 1924, Rhino Camp, White Nile, Uganda, Vivienne von Wattenwyl