The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, with the death of 25-year-old female named Iman . Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhino died in May this year.
According to the the Wildlife Department in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island, Iman died of natural causes due to shock in her system.
She had uterine tumours since her capture in March 2014.
Iman was suffering significant pain from growing pressure of the tumours to her bladder but that her death came sooner than expected.
About Sumatran rhino
The Asian rhino species include the Sumatran rhino, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis, which is the smallest living rhino species. The Sumatran rhino once roamed across Asia as far as India, but its numbers have shrunk drastically due to deforestation and poaching. The WWF conservation group estimates that there are only about 80 left, mostly living in the wild in Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia.
About Rhinoceros?
- There are five rhino species around the globe. The two are in Africa and three in Asia.
- Five rhino species are: Black rhino, White rhino, Javan rhino, Sumatran rhino and Greater One horned rhino.
