LIVING DEAD RHINOS MATE

The rarest of all the rhinos, the northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni), believed to be functionally extinct, are now mating. The species, once found across central Africa, is now thought to be extinct in the wild. The last individuals, in Garamba National Park, have not been seen in several years and are feared dead.
Two animals live at San Diego Wild Animal Park and until recently six lived at Dvůr Králové Zoo in the The Czech Republic. These were thought too old to mate. Four of the six were translocated to Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya in December of 2009. The animals have surprised conservationists by mating. The first mating was between Fatu and Suni, both former residents of Dvur Kralove Zoo. The second mating was Sudan - the oldest northern white male - with a southern white known as Aramiet.

The southern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum) the largest and least endangered rhino was once reduced to around 15 individuals in one valley in South Africa. Now 17,480 animals live in the wild.