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Things can get tense around watering holes in Africa. Resources can be limited, and even big herbivores may get aggressive over who has the right to drink the water. We are lucky enough to see some ...

But it has taken scientist and University of Liverpool PhD student Katie Edwards spending every day analysing rhino dung to achieve this. Katie explains her work: “Hormones associated with ...

“This is devastating news for rhino conservation and Vietnam,” said Dung Huynh Tien, National Policy Coordinator of WWF Vietnam. “The loss of this rhino is symbolic of the grim situation facing ...

You might think the rhino just needed to poop, but there is more to this behavior than meets the eye. For many animals, including rhinos, dung is a way to mark territory. This rhino mother may ...