The Times of Israel

Coronavirus stalls efforts to keep alive a rare rhino subspecies

Mon, 25 May 2020 10:20:08 +0000

Travel restrictions could frustrate work to save northern white rhino; no males and 2 females are left, with scientists racing to save them via in-vitro fertilization

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Rhino birth catches zookeepers off guard

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 12:37:54 +0000

Keren Peles has second calf at Ramat Gan Safari; newborn female soon shows she has the same free spirit as her mother

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Baby rhino brings joy to Ramat Gan Safari

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:14:52 +0000

Southern white rhinoceros Tanda gives birth to healthy 50-kilogram calf, another step toward preserving the threatened species

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Last male northern white rhino dies in Kenya

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 08:23:22 +0000

Zoo says death a 'cruel symbol of human disregard for nature'; with only two females remaining, scientists work on in-vitro fertilization

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Mr. President, can you identify this animal?

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 10:17:16 +0000

Naming animals, repeating numbers and reciting at least 11 words that start with the same letter were among cognitive test questions faced by Trump

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White rhino gives birth at Ramat Gan Safari

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 10:12:09 +0000

Rihanna becomes a mother for the first time, to male calf Rami

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New rhino named in Ramat Gan safari

Sun, 28 Aug 2016 10:57:20 +0000

White rhinoceros to be called Tupak, the Swahili word for 'fighter'

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Rhino flees Ramat Gan zoo… again

Sun, 06 Mar 2016 23:12:24 +0000

Three ton Tibor makes brief getaway from Safari park after slipping out the gate, a year after three rhinos made similar escape

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Ibex is latest Israeli animal escapee

Thu, 29 Jan 2015 23:34:21 +0000

Leopards, rhinos, emus, and crocodiles have all made breaks for freedom in recent years

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Fly-blocking mask gives sick rhino hope

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 13:28:11 +0000

Ramat Gan Safari zookeepers believe that new visor will help animal suffering from long-term eye disease

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Female white rhino born in Ramat Gan

Wed, 03 Sep 2014 06:34:14 +0000

Unlike her male counterparts, calf will be able to stay at the park and continue the line

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Horny Rihanna romps in Ramat Gan

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:15:17 +0000

Rhinoceros that arrived at Israeli safari park last week named after singer who played Tel Aviv in 2010

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Flying rhinoceros lands in Israel

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:31:28 +0000

Youngster from South Africa to join the Ramat Gan safari, but only after her new herd gets used to her smell

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