Puntung to be put to sleep


Deteriorating condition: Puntung, one of the three surviving Sumatran Rhino in Sabah, is suffering and dying from her cancerous swelling.

KOTA KINABALU: There will be only two Sumatran rhinos left in Sabah when the third will be put to sleep next month.

Puntung, which recently underwent dental surgery, was expected to recover from what was thought to be a tooth infection.

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