Beloved Rhinoceros Rapti Passes Away at Munich's Hellabrunn Zoo

The 35-year-old Indian rhinoceros, one of the oldest in European zoos, died due to suspected age-related issues.

Rapti, a female Indian rhinoceros, was found deceased in her enclosure by a zookeeper on Thursday morning.
At 35 years old, Rapti was among the oldest of her species in European zoos, having been brought to Munich from Nepal in 1990.
The zoo believes her death was due to age-related problems, though a post-mortem examination will be conducted at Ludwig-Maximilians-University to confirm the cause.
Rapti was raised by her keepers as an orphan and lived with male rhino Niko for many years, giving birth to a calf, Puri, in 2015, who now resides in Zoo Basel.
Indian rhinoceroses are listed as vulnerable due to habitat destruction and poaching, with fewer than 3,000 remaining in the wild across India, Bhutan, and Nepal.