Species | Northern white rhinoceros |
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Sex | Male |
Born | c. 1973 Southern Sudan, Sudan (now South Sudan) |
Died | 19 March 2018[1] Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya | (aged 44–45)
Known for | Last known male of his subspecies in the world[2] |
Sudan (1973 – 19 March 2018) was a captive northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) that lived at the Safari Park Dvůr Králové in the Czech Republic from 1975[3] to 2009 and the rest of his life at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya.[4] At the time of his death, he was one of only three living northern white rhinoceroses in the world, and the last known male of his subspecies. Sudan was euthanised on 19 March 2018, after suffering from "age-related complications".[5]