Frosty the Arctic Rhino
Dr. Natalia Rybczynski (left) and Dr. Mary Dawson search for fossils at Haughton Crater. (Photo used with permission from the Canadian Museum of Nature.)

Frosty the Arctic Rhino

Scientists have found a new rhino species. Not in Asia or Africa, where rhinos live today. This Arctic rhino species roamed northern Nunavut 23 million years ago. Back then, the Arctic was as warm as southern Ontario. 

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Animals

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Animals

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Environment

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Culture

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Technology

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