KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The oldest rhinoceros in the United States has died at a Tennessee zoo. Dolly was 56 years old. In a social media post Thursday, Zoo Knoxville said Dolly was euthanized ...
Archie, a 55-year-old southern white rhino at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, has died. He was the oldest male of his species in human care and a founder of the North American rhino population.
Zoo officials said 55-year-old Archie had recently been diagnosed with a soft tissue sarcoma. Due to his age and the extent of the tumor, extensive treatment would have been too taxing for him.