The Last Rhinos Around The World

Each found beside the body of their poached, dehorned mothers, orphaned rhinos Gertjie and Matimba were taken in at South Africa’s Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre (HESC). Humans cared for the two around the clock to reduce their physical and emotional trauma. Sheep are sometimes used as surrogate mothers for orphaned rhinos; Gertjie and Matimba eventually formed a herd of three with Lammie the ewe. | Russ Juskalian