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"Corralling a wild rhinoceros into a small chute to give it eyedrops might seem
like an absurd plan. But if it's absurd and it works, then it's worth the risk.
Animal behaviourists partnering with the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society
in Florida travelled to Africa in August to help an endangered white rhino with
a life-threatening, parasitic eye infection.
Daniel Terblanche, a security manager with Imvelo Safari Lodges, said no one in
Zimbabwe would have come up with the plan.
“Believe me, we didn’t think of it; it was a completely ridiculous idea to us,"
Terblanche said. "But without trying all of the things that we could to rectify
that situation, we would have been in trouble, I think.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
