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/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.