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By Dan Nosowitz Posted 9.14.12 at 4:30 pm 7 Comments

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White Rhino

via @cespur

This northern white rhino is absurdly endangered. Like, there are almost certainly none left in the wild, and only seven in captivity. Of those, only four are capable of reproducing. And they're not. To encourage that, zoos are putting them back in the wild, but since poaching is the reason there are only seven goddamn northern white rhinos left in the world, they've each been given a 24-hour armed guard.

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astroidmagnet

09/15/12 at 8:07 pm

Humans are the youngest and therefore the last species of this planet. Our only function, besides breeding ourselves to extinction, is to extinct all other animals before we go.

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Capt_Tight_Pants

09/17/12 at 6:52 am

"only seven goddamn northern white rhinos left in the world"

Classy. PopSci is degrading to the junior high level. Can't you guys find somebody with a maturity level above a teenager to write for you?

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ironfist

09/17/12 at 10:34 am

@Capt Tight Pants....maybe you're pants are a little too tight today...I would normally agree with you...but considering there are only seven goddamn northern white rhinos left in the world...one can express a little frustration maybe?

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scytheiria

09/17/12 at 11:10 am

Agreed "only seven goddamn northern white rhinos left in the world" is not childish, or imature. Its obvious that the writer is trying to convay exclamation for the fack that there are only 4 females and 3 males left in the world, and with such a long incubation for pregnancy its only a matter of time before they are all gone.

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55rebel

09/18/12 at 6:07 pm

Goddamn, could just be me, but looks like the one they are guarding here is on its last leg... definitely looking kind of ragged--to me anyway. :/

BTW, how do they expect these animals to breed, with armed guards hanging around 24-7... just say'n :P

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quasi44

09/19/12 at 11:59 pm

Dude's feelin up that Rhino. He wants to eat it. Someone shoot that dude. That Rhino should be haulin ass, not hangin around gettin felt up by a human that wants to eat it.

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Century22

09/20/12 at 3:30 pm

Guarding the northern white rhino. Where do I sign up for that job?