Article 5VC49 Rhino that lost horns in attack back in South African wild after 30 operations

Rhino that lost horns in attack back in South African wild after 30 operations

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Six years ago poachers hacked off Sehawukele's horns; now he's back in a game reserve

A 10-year-old white rhino whose horns were brutally hacked off has returned to the wild after 30 operations over six years to repair the gash in his face.

His rescuers named the bull Sehawukele, meaning God have mercy on us". Called Seha for short, he was found by police stumbling near a fence in a reserve, so disfigured that he could barely hear or eat.

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