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All Rhino Species |
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Some scientists date the emergence of modern black and white rhino species to three or four million years ago, while others stretch their past to 19 to 23 million - or even 60 million - years ago. Whether Miocene or Pleistocene, Homo sapiens' earliest, earliest ancestors confronted the grunt of a shadow half-hidden in the browse: they couldn't have known that they would become the adult rhino's only enemy.
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Rhino's last stand in Africa
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