This southern white rhino fetus, a 70-day-old male, was the result of in vitro fertilization. The mother, Curra, died before she could carry her calf to term.

Najin and her daughter Fatu are the only northern white rhinos left on Earth. The clock is ticking before they become the latest in a long line of animals that humans have poached to extinction.

Scientists perform procedures on rhinos at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, on March 17, 2025. [Courtesy] In a groundbreaking effort to save the Northern White Rhino from the brink of extinction, scientists ...

In Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Najin and Fatu, a mother-daughter duo, are the last remaining northern white rhinos on Earth. With no living males left, their subspecies is effectively extinct.

- Fatu, the grumpy teen - Born in 2000, Fatu was much younger when she came to Ol Pejeta and has embraced being wild more than her mother. She spends almost all her time with Tawu, a wild southern ...

There has been so much damage caused by these practices, and the northern white rhino is one of the most impacted victims. The subspecies of the white rhino was once prevalent across Central ...

There are only about 6,000 black rhinos and about 18,000 white rhinos left in all of Africa. Therefore, security is as important in Ol Pejeta as it is in state national parks. Advertisement ...

Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya (CNN) At first glance, Sudan looks like any other northern white rhino: stout and agile, with square lips. He grazes under the hot sun, his massive head lowered to the ...

The northern white rhino is likely to be extinct in the wild. However, not all hope is lost Two females remain at a conservancy project in Kenya. Anna Rascouët-Paz Published June 21, 2025 ...

Ol Pejeta ranger and head caregiver, Zacharia Mutai, gently caresses 24-year-old Fatu (right) beside her mother, 35-year-old Najin (partly hidden)â the last two northern white rhinos on Earth.

The Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya made a deal in 2009 with the Dvur Kralove Zoo in the Czech Republic and acquired four white rhinos -- Najin, Fatu, Sudan and Suni.