Saw a post talking about the white Rhino only had 200 animals left but now there are so many more. But how is this done without serious inbreeding. Or is there something I’m missing?
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In: Biology
I actually just had this conversation with my professor last week because I was doing a presentation on de-extinction.
In this case, I believe the last male died, so they impregnated the female rhinos using his preserved semen.
The larger the population, the less need there is for inbreeding. It’s when there’s only a few members left that it’s an issue.
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