Astounding result for Whipsnade Zoo greater one horned rhino
Astounding result for Whipsnade Zoo greater one horned rhino
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3742706
Data:
2024-09-10
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Whipsnade Zoo keepers and vets gather around IWZ specialists as they read Behan the greater one horned rhino's ultrasound scan. Whipsnade Zoo is celebrating an extraordinary result for a female greater one horned rhinoceros, which revealed medical treatment has significantly reduced the presence of tumours in her reproductive tract. The conservation zoo's two female greater one-horned rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis), 29-year-olds Behan and Beluki, have been under the care of the zoo's vets, after both were found to have tumours and cysts in their reproductive organs, which was impacting their health and welfare. As part of their tireless efforts to treat the condition – which is sadly common for older female rhinos in both zoos and the wild – Whipsnade's vets called upon reproductive specialists at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IWZ) in Germany. A treatment plan was devised for the rhinos with both receiving an immune-contraceptive vaccine twice a year, designed to stop hormones from stimulating the tumours, and ultimately shrinking them. This week, both rhinos were given a general anaesthetic so that the Zoo's veterinary team and rhino keepers could see how the treatment was working and assess the rhinos' health. IWZ's Thomas B. Hildebrandt, Frank Goritz and Susane Holtze flew in from Berlin to assist with examining the rhinos, and they were also joined by a leading specialist equine surgeon from Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons. During the ultrasound scan, vets were surprised – and delighted – to see that Behan's previously large tumours had responded so well to treatment that they could barely be seen at all., Credit:ZSL / Avalon
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