Northern white rhino: New hopes for IVF rescue

A new study increases hopes of saving one of the last animals of its kind. The population of the northern white rhino has been reduced to just two females, which are both unable to breed. DNA evidence shows that these rhinos are more or less related to its southern white cousin. Scientists predicted that creating rhino hybrid using IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) might have a positive outcome, although this options has been considered as a final expedient. Around a million year ago, the white rhinos split into two divided populations, one living in the north and the other on the south of…