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Countdown to extinction Only 6 northern white
rhinos left on Earth
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Unique? Suni was much more than that. He was
vital to the survival of his kind. So, on
Saturday, after rangers found the northern white
rhino lifeless in his hut on a Kenyan wildlife
conservancy, a short countdown to extinction
began. Suni was 34 years old when he died and was
one of only seven northern whites left in the
world, all of which live in captivity. There are
none known to be left in the wild. More
importantly, Suni was one of only two breeding
males left. Now the conservationists have but one
male and two females that can breed. And that
doesn't happen often. The last time Suni mated
with female Najin it was the first time in ten
years. So far, no offspring. Conservationists
will persevere "in the hope that our efforts will
one day result in the successful birth of a
northern white rhino calf. If not, the end is
near for the northern white rhino. There is a
related subspecies call the southern white rhino.
It, too, was nearly extinct, but conservation
efforts have raise its numbers to 20,000.
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  place in civilized society. Now, Comic Sans has
  gone analog with the "Sincerity Machine," a
  typewriter that types letters in Comic Sans. The
  idea came to Pittsburgh designer Jesse England
  one night in September, when he was lying in bed
  reading a comic that used a typewriter-style font
  in its lettering. "It just struck me there was
  nothing stopping me from making a typewriter that
  could use a different font," he said. Why do it?
  It's hard to say, exactly. He could have used any
  font, but he chose Comic Sans "to provoke a
  reaction."