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The Demise of the Northern White Rhinoceros
Written by John Rafferty
Narrated by John Rafferty and Barbara Durrant
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John Rafferty of Encyclopædia Britannica and Dr. Barbara Durrant of San Diego Zoo Global discuss the precarious status of the northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) and some of the medical techniques that could be used in its recovery. This is the seventh part of the Postcards from the 6th Mass Extinction audio series.
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