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Experts harvest eggs to save dying rhino species

From left: Dr Robert Hermes, Dr Thomas Hildebrandt and Dr Susanne Holtze perform an ovum pick-up procedure on Rhino Fatu, at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, on Thursday.

The Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia is home to the world’s only two remaining northern white rhinos.

Najin and Fatu, as they are named are the only sub-species of their kind and spend most of their time in solitude.

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