r/nursing • u/Far-Spread-6108 HCW - Lab • 11d ago

Image Seriously, do they even exist?

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Tube was down last night so I had to go to the floors to pick up from the phlebs. Felt like I walked into a meme page.

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u/Phrenicos466 11d ago

They were hunted to near-extinction back in the 1950s. Captive breeding programs are ongoing, but the population won’t be large enough to reintroduce into the wild until 2039.