Cow Missing | Marshall, a male greater one-horned rhinoceros Los Angeles Zoo @cowmissing | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
The Los Angeles Zoo is now home to Marshall, a four-year-old male greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), who arrived on Saturday, September 9, 2023, from Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium in Nebraska. Visitors can see Marshall in his habitat, located across from the Sumatran tiger and next to the markhor exhibit.
At the start of the 20th century, this species was on the verge of extinction, with fewer than 200 individuals remaining. Thanks to conservation efforts, the population has grown to around 4,000 today. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the species as Vulnerable, with populations only found in eight protected areas in India and four in Nepal.
As the second-largest rhinoceros species, adult greater one-horned rhinos can weigh between 4,000 and 6,000 pounds and run at speeds of nearly 35 mph. They are easily recognized by their single black horn and distinctive gray-brown hide with folds of skin resembling armor. The horn, made of keratin—the same substance found in human fingernails—is used for foraging and self-defense.
The Los Angeles Zoo is now home to Marshall, a four-year-old male greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), who arrived on Saturday, September 9, 2023, from Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium in Nebraska. Visitors can see Marshall in his habitat, located across from the Sumatran tiger and next to the markhor exhibit.
At the start of the 20th century, this species was on the verge of extinction, with fewer than 200 individuals remaining. Thanks to conservation efforts, the population has grown to around 4,000 today. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the species as Vulnerable, with populations only found in eight protected areas in India and four in Nepal.
As the second-largest rhinoceros species, adult greater one-horned rhinos can weigh between 4,000 and 6,000 pounds and run at speeds of nearly 35 mph. They are easily recognized by their single black horn and distinctive gray-brown hide with folds of skin resembling armor. The horn, made of keratin—the same substance found in human fingernails—is used for foraging and self-defense.
