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Originally posted by Faruhs
Why can't they clone him, while he's still alive?
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Cloning isn't really viable yet. The current success rate for cloning wild animals is almost impossibly low.
Besides, unless genetic samples of other white male rhinos were taken, all the offspring would have to have the same father and the next generation would have to resort to inbreeding. There's a high likelihood either they or their future offspring would all die out from genetic disease.