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?
Edit: yes, I know how sexy time works.
In: Biology
If i remember the paper correctly, you can re-breed from as few as ~30, though at that point it requires VERY carefully management and there will be some….unfortunate ones. Anything in the 3 figures is pretty manageable assuming the animals will breed in at least relative captivity, which isn’t guaranteed.
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