
Rhinoceros
Trace the evolution of rhinos from 50 million years ago to the present

Trace the evolution of rhinos from 50 million years ago to the present

Facts and stats on the animal that inspired teddy bears, Winnie the Pooh, and Smokey the Bear.

Ecologist Chris Morgan and filmmaker Joe Pontecorvo decide to head out after an agitated polar bear begins to approach.
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As loss of pack ice in Alaska's north increases, polar bears struggle to navigate an ocean of melting ice.
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With help from its mother, a cub catches its first salmon at Brooks Range, high in the Alaskan Arctic.
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Huge herds of caribou play an integral role in shaping Alaska's Arctic landscape.
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A photo gallery of urban bears and upstate grizzlies from Chris Morgan's travels across the state of Alaska.

Among the most ancient of animals, rhinoceroses thrived for millions of years before meeting their most deadly enemy: humans. During the past century, the rhinos of Africa and Asia have been pushed out of their habitats and hunted nearly to extinction for their horns, which ...