# Preserving the Global Rhino Population

Rhinos are the world's most endangered species (approx. 27,000 rhinos left).

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**There are only 5 species of rhinos left in the world.**

* The Javan Rhino - Location: Indonesia
* Sumatran Rhino - Location: Sumatra and Borneo, Indonesia 
* Black Rhino - Location: Eastern and Southern Africa 
* Greater One-Horned Rhino - Location: India and Nepal 
* White Rhino - Location: Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

 **Rhinos in Art**

* One of the oldest living mammals on earth (50 million years)
* Piece of art and culture in human history  from 31,000 years ago.
* Examples: “Durer’s Rhinoceros” by Albrecht Durer in 1515,  “Rhinoceros Clara” by Jean-Baptiste Oudry in 1749.