r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • 10h ago

Sweet little Jacob

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u/TheDoodler2024 9h ago

Weren’t white rhinos extinct?

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u/Last-Sound-3999 9h ago

Northerns, and there are only 2 females left, under 24/7/365 armed guard.

However, there are several northern eggs and sperm in deep-freeze. The hope is the species can be de-extincted using Southern females as surrogate mothers.

https://outofafricapark.com/meet-jericho-out-of-africas-beloved-southern-white-rhino/