Could Sperm Save the Northern White Rhino?
Last week, it was announced that the last surviving male northern white rhino has passed away , leaving behind only two living females.
Jessica Forsyth (Exeter Cornwall)
Jessica Forsyth (Exeter Cornwall)
I'm a third year zoology student at the Exeter University Penryn Campus. I chose to do a zoology degree because i find myself mind boggled by all of the questions there are to ask about life and how things are the way they are, especially in terms of how animals behave and thought it might help me answer some of the questions i find myself asking! My articles for Her Campus are mainly going to be made up of thoughts and questions that pass through my mind that i think might be of interest to other people and my interpretation or attempt to make sense of them!
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