White rhinos owe their name to the Afrikaans word ‘wyd’, meaning wide, which refers to the animal’s wide mouth.
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By unlocking the full potential of rhino ovaries, we hope to produce enough eggs to revive the northern white rhino in the wild.
Rosa in the Sumatran Rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis ) Sanctuary, Way Kambas, Sumatra, Indonesia.
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The world mourns the loss of Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhino. Can anything stop the slide of the species towards extinction?
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Scientists have created embryos from the eggs of southern white rhino and sperm from their northern counterparts.
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Rhino resurrection is tempting, but if humans cannot save a species in nature, what future for animals that we manufacture?
Researchers have found that dragonflies have become on average lighter-colored over the past half-century in response to higher temperatures.
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Study shows the footprint of climate change is already vast and that species are trying to adapt to rising temperatures.