goodbye Rhinos

[Retrograde]

From the «blame angry pink thunder monkeys for your demise» department:
Feed: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
Title: The heat is on: Scientists discover southern Africa's temps will rise
past the rhinos' tolerance
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:37:59 -0500
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240117183759.htm

Southern Africa contains the vast majority of the world's remaining populations
of both black and white rhinoceroses (80% and 92%, respectively). The region's
climate is changing rapidly as a result global warming. Traditional conservation
efforts aimed at protecting rhinos have focused on poaching, but until now,
there has been no analysis of the impact that climate change may have on the
animals. A research team has recently reported that, though the area will be
affected by both higher temperatures and changing precipitation, the rhinos are
more sensitive to rising temperatures, which will quickly increase above the
animals' acceptable maximum threshold.