Northern white rhino: New hopes for IVF rescue


A new study raises hopes of saving one of the last animals of its kind.

A victim of poaching, the northern white rhino population has been reduced to just two females, which are both unable to breed.

DNA evidence shows the rhino is more closely related than previously thought to its southern white cousin.

Creating rhino hybrids using IVF is likely to have a positive outcome, say scientists, although this option is considered a last resort.

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