World first IVF rhino pregnancy could save northern white rhinos from extinction, scientists say

News8 ^ | 1/25/24 | Jessie Gretener, CNN

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CNN) — A world first in rhinoceros reproductive health could save northern white rhinos from extinction, scientists said Wednesday.

The team at the BioRescue project successfully impregnated a southern white rhino via in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a press release, creating a possible path for restoring the northern white rhino species.

Northern white rhinos are critically endangered and the only two remaining rhinos, Najin and Fatu, are infertile females that live under constant surveillance in Kenya

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They use a fake female with a Fleshlight…

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