UM-Bot Posted December 17, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 17, 2017 There are now fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinos left on Earth, but exactly who or what is responsible ? http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/314220/rare-rhino-has-been-endangered-for-9000-years 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted December 17, 2017 #2 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Quote the truth is that these magnificent mammals have actually been on the brink of extinction for the better part of 10,000 years. It's a wonder there are any left today at all. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted December 17, 2017 #3 Share Posted December 17, 2017 2 hours ago, Still Waters said: It's a wonder there are any left today at all. Wast one captured on video or was that Java rhino? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniwha Posted December 17, 2017 #4 Share Posted December 17, 2017 awww they so cute. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLOMBIE Posted December 17, 2017 #5 Share Posted December 17, 2017 So, if they are endangered for 9000 years, maybe it's just their time to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted December 18, 2017 #6 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Inbreeding can seriously affect a population of animals. It may not show externally but rather in a lack of robustness. Hunting and habitat destruction then speeds up the cycle when populations are fragmented into islands of forests. This is now thought by some to be the reason for the decline of the Thylacine of Australia, that they were already on the way out when man arrived, first on the mainland where competition from Dingos certainly did not help them, then a weakened inbred population on Tasmania, which was ruthlessly hunted to extinction. If you look at the Florida Panther, a genetically isolated population of the Cougar, they were having many problems with inbreeding until new blood could be introduced from western animals. But that is not possible with unique species such as the Sumatran Rhino. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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