KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer.

The Wildlife Department in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island said the rhino, named Iman, died of natural causes Saturday due to shock in her system. She had uterine tumors since her capture in March 2014.

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