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Oldest rhino in U.S. dies
Zoo Knoxville is mourning the loss of one of its Southern white rhinos, 56-year-old Dolly. Adan Manzano, sports reporter for Telemundo Kansas City, died while he was in New Orleans covering Super Bowl 59.
Dolly, the oldest rhino in the US, has died at a Tennessee zoo at age 56
The oldest rhinoceros in the United States has died at the zoo in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dolly was 56 years old.
Oldest rhino in the US — mom to 10 — dies after ‘extraordinary life’ at Tennessee zoo
A 56-year-old rhinoceros, the oldest in the U.S., has died in Tennessee after exceeding the median life expectancy for her species by nearly 20 years. Zoo Knoxville announced Feb. 6 that Dolly the Southern white rhino had experienced severe mobility issues in recent days, leading to the decision to euthanize her.
‘Dolly’, the oldest rhinoceros in the U.S., dies at Zoo Knoxville
Zoo Knoxville is mourning the loss of Dolly, a 56-year-old Southern white rhinoceros and the the oldest rhino in the United States, who was humanely euthanized following a decline in the rhinoceros’ mobility.
Dolly, oldest rhino in the United States, dies at Knoxville zoo at age 56
Zoo Knoxville said goodbye to a beloved southern white rhino named Dolly, who was the oldest rhinoceros in the United States at 56 years old.
Dolly, the oldest rhino in the US, dies at 56
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - Dolly, the oldest rhinoceros in the United States, has died at the age of 56. Officials at Zoo Knoxville announced her death on Thursday. “This is an emotional time for everyone who has cared for and loved Dolly,” said Bill Street, President and CEO of Zoo Knoxville.
Zoo Knoxville mourns the loss of Dolly the rhinoceros
Officials with Zoo Knoxville on Thursday announced the death of Dolly the rhinoceros. Dolly was a 56-year-old Southern Rhinoceros. Born in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in South Africa, Dolly had called Zoo Knoxville home since 1976.
Dolly the rhino, grand dame of Zoo Knoxville, dies at age 56
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville's 56-year-old Dolly the Southern white rhino has died. According to the zoo, she was the oldest rhino in the United States. The South African-born animal had been at the zoo since 1976 and was one of the first white rhinos housed there.
Zoo Knoxville mourns death of Dolly the rhinoceros
Zoo Knoxville announced the death of a 56-year-old Southern white rhinoceros named Dolly on Thursday. Dolly was born in 1968 in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in South Africa and had called Zoo Knoxville home since 1976.
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