Rhinos Once Roamed Washington
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-rhinos-once-roamed-washington-state-180970035/
In 1935 two couples were exploring the Blue Lake in Washington when they discovered the fossils of a rhinoceros. They established through the material the fossils were encased in that the Rhino was in a small pool of water when a volcano must have spewed lava on it. When the lava cooled it trapped the Rhino body and preserved it.
I think this is really cool because Rhinos aren't really found in the US but they seem like an animal that would be really cool to just find in the wild. If rhinos still lived in Washington it would have been very interesting to see how the market involving the horns and skins would change and if they would still be endangered today.
In 1935 two couples were exploring the Blue Lake in Washington when they discovered the fossils of a rhinoceros. They established through the material the fossils were encased in that the Rhino was in a small pool of water when a volcano must have spewed lava on it. When the lava cooled it trapped the Rhino body and preserved it.
I think this is really cool because Rhinos aren't really found in the US but they seem like an animal that would be really cool to just find in the wild. If rhinos still lived in Washington it would have been very interesting to see how the market involving the horns and skins would change and if they would still be endangered today.
This is a really cool discovery especially given that scientists don't typically find animal fossils this old in the United States. If animals such as this still existed in this country, I agree that it would be interesting to compare the animal parts trade and difficulties with poaching.
ReplyDeleteWeird flex but ok. i wish we still had rhinos in the wild
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