In a major breakthrough, scientists announced in Berlin on Wednesday (Jan 24) that they carried out the first successful in vitro fertilisation of a southern white rhino.

Major breakthrough: World’s first successful IVF could help save nearly extinct rhino species

White rhinos are the second-largest land mammal and are an endangered species with a near-threatened status. As part of efforts to save the species from extinction, a zoo in Taiwan is preparing to send a young female southern white rhinoceros, called Emma, to Japan where they hope she will breed.

Southern White Rhino to be sent to Japan for breeding programme

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