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Supermodel Elle Macpherson has claimed that she uses Rhino horn as part of her beauty treatment – before apologising for the shocking statement.

Rhinos are huge creatures – they can weigh up to two tonnes – so it was no surprise that a crane had to be used this week to lift one into an enclosure.

A rare Bornean Sumatran rhino is looking for a mate and the Malaysian authorities are trying to help him in his quest.

Five Black Rhinos have been released in Tanzania, Africa, and are currently adapting to their new surroundings. They are part of an ambitious relocation programme which will see a total of 32 rhinos moved.

The plight facing endangered rhinos around the world was highlighted this week when a rare Javan Rhino was found dead.

The body of this large beast was discovered in the Cat Tien National Park in the Lam Dong Province of Vietnam, and its horn had been sawn off. The rhino is thought to have been shot some time at the end of March / beginning of April as the body was decaying rapidly. The find is incredibly sad as it is estimated that there are only a handful of Javan rhinos still alive in Vietnam. The rhino is less endangered in Indonesia, but even there only about 50 animals remain in the wild. There are no Javan rhinos in captivity.
Poaching is a major threat to the rhinos, but they have also been marginalised by the destruction of their habitat in South East Asia.

The greater one-horned Indian rhino had to be lifted by a crane into his enclosure at the zoo in Scotland. Despite only being one and a half years old the baby rhino weighs a staggering two and a half tonnes.
Only once the crate had been lowered into the enclosure the door was opened. The rhino, named Samir, and was brought in a lorry from Stuttgart in Germany. He made this long trip to take over the responsibility for trying to keep the species alive.