One of the world's last four remaining northern white rhinos
has died in a zoo in the United States.
The condition of Nola, a 41-year-old female, had deteriorated
after surgery and she was put down on Sunday.
Nola had been a popular attraction at the San Diego Zoo Safari
Park since 1989.
The remaining three northern white rhinos - all elderly - are
kept closely guarded at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.
Surrogacy programme
Nola underwent surgery on 13 November to drain a hip abscess.
However, her health deteriorated a week ago and worsened again over the weekend
and it was decided she should be put down.
The northern white rhino population was devastated by poachers
seeking their prized horns, and was declared extinct in the wild in 2008.
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