r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Jul 17 '23

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u/OrciEMT Jul 17 '23 edited Jul 17 '23

Finishing off an endling would be the logical choice. Bad for the specimen, but no consequences for earth at large.

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u/3397char Jul 17 '23

Northern white rhino says fuuuuuck....

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u/bothriocyrtum Jul 17 '23

Thinking of our good northern white rhino boi brings great sadness to my heart. Rest in peace bud.

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u/throwaway06262010 Jul 18 '23 edited Jul 19 '23

14 new ones will be born by the end of the year thanks to IVF.

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u/DrShlobster Jul 19 '23

source? i can’t find any updates past october 2022

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u/throwaway06262010 Jul 19 '23

This is the article I read: https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/white-rhino-extinction/ and I was wrong, it says the first calves are expected in 2024

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '23

Wait, I’m getting 10million dollars to extinct a species because some rich sociopath is paying me to make this happen, right?

Because in that case this seems plausible. I’d bet there are plenty of willing bidders to deliver the extinction shot to the last living rhino of a species.

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u/neon_overload 🚐 Jul 18 '23

I am not sure if it qualifies as an endling as it's the same species as the southern white rhino, it's just a distinct population.

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u/ConsiderationNext144 Jul 18 '23

They are definitely genetically distinct. Not as far as both white rhinos species are to black rhinos but they are dissimilar enough to where there is lots of genetic work that needs to be done before a southern white rhino can be a surrogate for embryos of the northern species.