Zoo Knoxville is mourning the loss of Dolly, a 56-year-old Southern white rhinoceros and the the oldest rhinoceros in the United States, who was humanely euthanized following a decline in the ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The oldest rhinoceros in the United States has died at a Tennessee zoo. Dolly was 56 years old.
“This is an emotional time for everyone who has cared for and loved Dolly,” said Bill Street, President and CEO of Zoo Knoxville. Dolly, a southern white rhino, was born in 1968 at the ...
She was one of the first white rhinos at the Knoxville zoo, where she had lived since 1976. The southern white rhino raised 10 calves throughout her life and could be fiercely protective of them ...