Malaysia's last male Sumatran rhino dies

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Malaysia's last male Sumatran rhino has died, leaving behind just one female of the same rare species in captivity in the country.
Experts believe there are fewer than 80 Sumatran rhinos left in the wild.
The Borneo Rhino Alliance (BORA) confirmed the animal's death in a statement on  Facebook on Monday, saying: "It is with heavy hearts that we share the tragic news that Tam, Malaysia's last male Sumatran rhino, has passed away."
Tam was the only male Sumatran rhino left in Malaysia.Tam was the only male Sumatran rhino left in Malaysia.
Tam had been suffering from organ failure before his death, BORA said Sumatran rhinos are the world's smallest rhinoceros species, standing at around 4 feet 3 inches high, when fully grown. They are the only Asian rhinos with two horns, and are covered in hair.
The animals are found in Indonesia, Malaysia's Sabah state (part of the island of Borneo) and peninsular Malaysia; some are also thought to live in southern Thailand, according to the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF).
“Tam the rhino had been receiving intensive care for more than a week for what was suspected to be age-related liver and kidney problems,’’ John Payne, executive director of the Borneo Rhino Alliance, told dpa.
Tam was estimated to have been in his mid-thirties.
He was thought to be no less than 20 years old when he was found wandering in an oil palm plantation in Sabah in 2008 before being rescued by wildlife authorities and placed in a protected reserve.
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