Prof Thomas Hildebrandt, Head of the BioRescue Project, shares the bitter sweet feeling he was left with after examining the Southern White rhino foetus at @olpejeta .
Curra, the surrogate mother, died due to an infection. So did the foetus. The region they lived in was hit by heavy rains, which brought up a bacteria hidden in the soil. That bacteria not only killed Curra and the baby, it also killed the male with whom they shared their enclosure.
The entire team was in shock, especially our colleagues from Ol Pejeta who take care of the animals and love them as if they were family.
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Video @e.gyldenkerne & @jonjuarez.photo
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