Heartbreaking pictures of a sad rhino weeping were taken in South Africa's North West Province by British director and photographer Simon Needham. 

The horns of Seha, a 2,000-kilogram Southern White rhino, had been chopped off by poachers. After the dehorned rhino's images were made famous in December, new footage has come to light showing Seha's new life. 

The rhino was brutally attacked by poachers in September 2016. They butchered the rhino's horns and removed parts of the bone in his skull as well. Both his horns were hacked off leaving a gaping wound of 49 cm x 26 cm and extending into the nasal cavities. According to wildlife rescue organization Saving the Survivors, Seha was the only survivor after five rhinos poached on the same property. It was left for dead for two weeks as it "wasn't worth a bullet to put him down." The local police noticed the rhino and called for help. Seha was rescued by wildlife veterinarian Johan Marais, who founded Saving the Survivors, and was moved to the Marataba Game Reserve in South Africa, where it underwent 30 operations to recover. 

Saving the Survivors has posted details of Seha's situation on its official website: "He has endured many treatments over the last few years, and has showed remarkable resolve and courage to survive." Seha survived and even enjoys a brand new life. In 2018, the team decided its wound had healed enough to introduce him to two females, with the result that little Daniel was born in June 2019." 

Seha has been trained to live in the wild and is expected to be released in January 2022. 

(Cover image via IC Photo) 

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