Delhi zoo’s one-horned rhino Dharmendra dies under ‘unnatural circumstances’

NEW DELHI: Dharmendra, a one-horned male rhinoceros brought to the Delhi Zoo from Assam as part of an animal-exchange programme, has died an “unnatural death”, officials said on Thursday.

The 11-year-old animal, which arrived in September 2024, was reportedly in good health and was introduced to a female rhinoceros at the zoo in the hope of producing offsprings.

According to Delhi Zoo Director Sanjeet Kumar, “Dharmendra was found dead in his enclosure early in the morning, before the visitors arrived.”

Source: PTI News

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