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Rhino silhouette

Silhouette (side-view) of a white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), showing the horns in all their majesty. Sadly, de-horning (removal of the horn for conservation purposes; to reduce poaching risk) means that such a dramatic sight (a rhino with its horn) is becoming a rarity.

This image was published in The Conversation, Only a Jurassic Park-style intervention can now save the northern white rhino, an article considering the future of the northern white rhinoceros. What does the future hold?

Location: Northern Cape, South Africa

Photographer: Jason Gilchrist

Rhino silhouette

Silhouette (side-view) of a white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), showing the horns in all their majesty. Sadly, de-horning (removal of the horn for conservation purposes; to reduce poaching risk) means that such a dramatic sight (a rhino with its horn) is becoming a rarity.

This image was published in The Conversation, Only a Jurassic Park-style intervention can now save the northern white rhino, an article considering the future of the northern white rhinoceros. What does the future hold?

Location: Northern Cape, South Africa

Photographer: Jason Gilchrist