Toledo Zoo's 44-year-old white rhino dies

TOLEDO, Ohio — A rhinoceros that was a longtime favorite at the Toledo Zoo has died.Zoo staff decided to euthanize Sam the southern white rhinoceros Wednesday.The zoo says the 44-year-old rhino's health had declined recently as it struggled with urinary and gastrointestinal issues.Zoo veterinarian Kirsten Thomas says the zoo acknowledged the rhino couldn't regain his health with treatment.Staffers had worked with the rhino to help problems related to his advance age. Sam lived 10 years bey