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An unwritten rule of kids’ movies is that they should include a worthy message to ram down little throats – like broccoli dipped into cod liver oil. (Any message will do: kindness, friendship and the importance of believing in yourself are popular choices.) What’s different about this fun, warm-hearted family adventure set in Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland) is that its messages touch on genuine, real-world issues. It’s adapted from a children’s novel by German author Kirsten Boie but is mostly English language with…

It’s a Christmas miracle! A beautiful, healthy, rare Sumatran rhinoceros was born, just in time for the holidays.On November 25, the Government of Indonesia announced the rhino’s birth, the second one within two months, at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) in Way Kambas National Park, Lampung Province, a press release published by the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) stated.The Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya, announced that first-time Sumatran rhino mom Delilah gave birth to a healthy…

When rhino poaching reached a crisis level in 2014, wildlife managers in southern Africa turned to a last-ditch defense. They started sawing off horns, which doesn’t hurt rhinos, but may dissuade poachers from killing the endangered animals. Now, researchers have for the first time shown that this conservation practice changes the behavior of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), making the animals roam far less widely and presumably interact less with other…

“Kraven the Hunter is a Marvel movie grounded heavily in the real world,” said star Aaron Taylor-Johnson. “And anyone who is familiar with the comics and the character of Kraven, they know that he’s a fierce hunter with the skill of a highly trained killer. So, I figure now’s a good time to answer the Internet’s biggest question about the film.”Spoilers of the Week Feb 21-25“Will it be rated R?” the actor asked himself. “Fuck yes it’s going to be rated R.”At CinemaCon 2023 in Las Vegas, Sony announced that Kraven the…

Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio is quite impressed to see the Assam government`s efforts in stopping rhino poaching in the northeastern Indian state. Taking to Instagram, the `Titanic` star penned a note, applauding Assam`s accomplishment in ending the poaching of the endangered greater one-horned rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park. He wrote, "In 2021, the government of the Indian state of Assam set out to end the poaching of the Endangered Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park following the…

A white rhino like this one was killed last September at Wild Florida safari park.Photo: Mark Kolbe (Getty Images)The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission completed a report on its investigation into the killing of a white rhino at Wild Florida, a drive-through safari park in Kenansville, Florida. Investigators found that the animal was shot to death after it escaped its enclosure, just a day after its arrival at the park last September.According to CBS Orlando station WKMG, a park worker told FWC…

By Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association January 2, 2023Sumatran rhino Kertam on the island of Borneo. Credit: Ben Jastram, Leibniz-IZWIn an effort to save the endangered Sumatran rhino species from extinction, a team from the Max Delbrück Center has successfully grown stem cells and mini-brains from the skin cells of Kertam, the last male Sumatran rhino in Malaysia who died in 2019. The team’s goal is to use these cells to create sperm cells for reproductive efforts.The Sumatran…

Rhino attacks have been pretty common, especially in Assam where the national park is located and the signhtings are common. In a recent event, a Rhinoceros attacked charged at a convoy of open jeeps who were carrying tourists. The viral video is from Kaziranga National Park, Assam. The tourists screamed in panic as the Rihno leapt forward towards them. The Rhinoceros reportedly chased the convoy for about three kilometres before dissapearing back into the forest. The incident was captured by a tourist who was also…

Centuries of illustrations and photographic images suggest intensive hunting and poaching have altered the appearance of rhinos.Arranged like a conservation flipbook, the photographs alone reveal a steady decline in the length of rhino horns from 1886 to 2018.The trend is clear in all five species of rhino, and researchers think the changes are due to intensive hunting and poaching."We were really excited that we could find evidence from photographs that rhino horns have become shorter over time," says University of…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday tweeted and informed that a rhinoceros got hit by a speeding truck and survived in Kaziranga. Sarma said that the truck was intercepted and a challan was issued. He also said that the government is working on a special “32 km elevated corridor”. Rhinos are our special friends; we’ll not allow any infringement on their space. In this unfortunate incident at Haldibari the Rhino survived; vehicle intercepted & fined. Meanwhile in our resolve to save animals at…