Question: What is the name of World’s oldest Rhino which died in Tanzania in December 2019?
(a) Fausta
(b) Tumolt
(c) Iman
(d) Puntung
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Fausta, a female black rhino, who was believed to be the world’s oldest rhino has died at the age of 57 in a Tanzanian conservation area.
- Fausta died of natural causes in captivity in Ngorongoro Crater, which lies in Ngorongoro Conservation Area of Tanzania.
- As per Ngorongoro authority, Rhinos’ life expectancy is around 40 years in wild but they can live an extra decade in captivity.
About Black rhinoceros:
- They are also called hook-lipped rhinoceros.
- Although the rhinoceros is referred to as black, its colors vary from brown to grey.
- Black rhinos are native to eastern and southern Africa including Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
- The species overall is classified as critically endangered (even though the South-western black rhinoceros is classified as vulnerable).
- Western black rhinoceros has been declared extinct by IUCN in 2011.
Links:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-rhino/worlds-oldest-rhino-dies-in-tanzania-at-57-idUSKBN1YX0D1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_rhinoceros