Dr Thomas Hildebrandt, BioRescue Project head, leads other scientists as they perform the oocytes extraction from Najin, a northern white rhino, at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy on August 18.
The team on Tuesday successfully obtained two eggs from 29-year-old Najin and eight eggs from her daughter, 20-year-old Fatu, at Ol Pejeta conservancy in Laikipia County.
In August last year, the team conducted the first ovum extraction and another one was conducted in January this year.
Efforts to bring back northern white rhinos from the brink of extinction inched closer to fruition after an international team of scientists and conservationists managed to harvest 10 eggs from the world's two remaining females — Najin and Fatu.
The team on Tuesday successfully obtained two eggs from 29-year-old Najin and eight eggs from her daughter, 20-year-old Fatu, at Ol Pejeta conservancy in Laikipia County.
