Veterinarians have successfully harvested eggs from the last two surviving northern white rhinos, taking them one step closer to bringing the species back from the brink of extinction, scientists said in Kenya on Friday. Science is the only hope for the northern white rhino after the death last year
1 / 3Najin and daughter Fatu are the only surviving northern white rhinos and live under 24-hour armed guardNajin and daughter Fatu are the only surviving northern white rhinos and live under 24-hour armed guard Ol Pejeta - Veterinarians have successfully harvested eggs from the last two surviving northern white rhinos, taking them one step closer to bringing the species back from the brink of extinction, scientists said in Kenya on Friday.
However neither is able to carry a calf. Fatu has degenerative lesions in her uterus and Najin has weak hind legs which could cause complications if she fell pregnant. In July 2018 the first-ever rhino embryos were created, a hybrid of southern and northern white rhino. Then it is a race against time to extract as many more eggs as possible from the living northern white females.
Richard Vigne, the managing director of Ol Pejeta, said efforts to revive the dying species were crucial to highlighting the"current crisis of extinction that we humans are responsible for."There are five rhino species remaining on earth, of which black and white rhinos are found in Africa. The northern white rhino is generally considered a subspecies of white rhino although some scientists believe it to be a sixth species.
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