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IcyPeas

(21,865 posts) Wed Mar 30, 2022, 10:19 PM Mar 2022

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VIDEO: Rare birth of Sumatran rhino brings hope for endangered species.

Cute video within tweet. But they are doing captive breeding which I don't like the sound of. There's a video in this article explaining this.

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/its-a-girl-super-rare-sumatran-rhino-born-in-captive-breeding-center/

Link to tweet

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VIDEO: Rare birth of Sumatran rhino brings hope for endangered species. (Original Post) IcyPeas Mar 2022 OP

Super cool Ligyron Mar 2022 #1

Awwwww! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2022 #2

Captive breeding is the only way many endangered species will survive Bayard Mar 2022 #3

Ah yes...the Giant Rhino of Sumatra... First Speaker Mar 2022 #4

Ligyron

(7,632 posts)

1. Super cool

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2022, 10:38 PM

Mar 2022

These rare rhinos have always fascinated me. Real small gene pool tho’.

Hope they make it.

Rhiannon12866

(205,307 posts)

2. Awwwww!

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2022, 10:40 PM

Mar 2022

Bayard

(22,063 posts)

3. Captive breeding is the only way many endangered species will survive

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2022, 11:10 PM

Mar 2022

Glad this little guy is in a sanctuary, and not a zoo.

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)

4. Ah yes...the Giant Rhino of Sumatra...

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2022, 11:13 PM

Mar 2022

...a story for which the world is not yet prepared...

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