They’re not hybrids, they’re pure northern white rhino embryos which were generated with the desired breeding partner, Suni, who died in 2014. He spoke to BBC World Service’s, Science in Action, who asked him whether the embryos were genetically from the northern species.Ībsolutely right. They’re being frozen until they can be implanted in s outhern rhinos – the northern species’ more common cousin.Ĭonservationist Thomas Hildebrandt runs the rhino breeding programme. Well, the good news is that so far five embryos have been produced. Now let’s get back to the story of those precious northern rhino embryos. That’s a tricky one, because rhinos have all three! OK, I’ll guess a) thick skin. The name, ‘rhinoceros’, comes from the ancient Greek, but what exactly does it mean? Is it: Recently there’s been a new development in the story, but before we hear more, it’s time for my quiz question. The extremely rare northern white rhino of East Africa was on the brink of extinction when the second-to-last living male, Suni, died in 2014, leaving behind two females, Najin and Fatu - the last living creatures of their species.Ĭonservationists started an artificial breeding programme, using eggs from the females and sperm from Suni to produce an embryo – an unborn animal in the very early stages of development. I’m Neil.Īnd I’m Sam.In this programme, we’ll be hearing a news story linked to the ‘Nature versus Nurture’ debate, not concerning a human, but a rhinoceros! This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript Procedure which uses ultrasonic sound waves to create images of internal body parts or babies growing inside the body Transcript The state of a woman or female animal having a baby developing in their womb The young of several large mammals including cows, elephants, whales and rhinos When animals or people are born by breeding between closely related parentsĪnimal or plant that has been bred from two different species VocabularyĪn unborn animal or human being in the very early stages of development, inside its mother’s womb Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
The name, ‘rhinoceros’, comes from the ancient Greek, but what exactly does it mean? Neil and Sam talk about the research by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin, and teach you related vocabulary. Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme, using eggs from the last two females in captivity in Kenya and sperm from a deceased male to preserve the species. Northern white rhinos are extinct in the wild.
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