Last male of his kind: The rhino that became a conservation icon 25 January 2024 Share Save Riley Farrell Getty Images Tony Karumba's photo of Sudan with his carer made the rhino a global sensation in his final year (Credit: Getty Images) Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino, died in 2018. In his final years, he became a global celebrity and conservation icon, helping raise awareness about the brutality of poaching. There was a lot of hope riding on Sudan, the last male northern white rhinoceros. He was labelled the "world's most eligible bachelor" by the dating app Tinder , the "most famous rhino" by various news outlets and a " gentle giant " by the armed guards who watched over him 24-hours-a-day. But Sudan's life carried the baggage of a species decimated by poaching. In the Ol Pejeta conservancy at the foot of Mount Kenya, AFP photojournalist Tony Karumba captured a celebrated snapshot of Sudan on 5 December 2016, a...
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