Dolly, oldest rhino in U.S., dies at Knoxville zoo at age 56

Dolly, oldest rhino in the United States, dies at Knoxville zoo at age 56
Zoo Knoxville said goodbye to a beloved southern white rhino named Dolly, who was the oldest rhinoceros in the United States at 56 years old.
Zoo Knoxville mourns the loss of Dolly the rhinoceros
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Officials with Zoo Knoxville on Thursday announced the death of Dolly the rhinoceros. Dolly was a 56-year-old Southern Rhinoceros. Born in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in South Africa, Dolly had called Zoo Knoxville home since 1976.
Dolly, the Oldest Rhino in the US, Has Died at a Tennessee Zoo at Age 56
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 after her mobility declined significantly in recent days despite receiving old-age medical care for some time.
Oldest rhino in the US — mom to 10 — dies after ‘extraordinary life’ at Tennessee zoo
A 56-year-old rhinoceros, the oldest in the U.S., has died in Tennessee after exceeding the median life expectancy for her species by nearly 20 years. Zoo Knoxville announced Feb. 6 that Dolly the Southern white rhino had experienced severe mobility issues in recent days,
‘Dolly’, the oldest rhinoceros in the U.S., dies at Zoo Knoxville
Zoo Knoxville is mourning the loss of Dolly, a 56-year-old Southern white rhinoceros and the the oldest rhino in the United States, who was humanely euthanized following a decline in the rhinoceros’ mobility.

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