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I don't think these Rhinos are bacteria, so they may not be comparable. For example: Cheetahs are a threatened species. Low genetic diversity and resulting po
by Johnny555 8y ago
I don't think these Rhinos are bacteria, so they may not be comparable.
For example:
Cheetahs are a threatened species. Low genetic diversity and resulting poor sperm quality has made breeding and survivorship difficult for cheetahs. Moreover, only about 5% of cheetahs survive to adulthood
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_diversity#Natural https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_diversity#Natural
- duskwuff 8y agoThat quote is a little misleading. Genetic evidence suggests that cheetahs went through two severe population bottlenecks around 100kya and 12kya, which is likely responsible for much of the low genetic diversity seen in the species today. Their threatened status is not the cause.
- Johnny555 8y agoDoes it matter how they lost genetic diversity? Whether the population bottleneck was caused by the end of the ice age 10K years ago, or by human poachers 10 years ago, this Rhino subspecies is down to 12 vials of eggs/sperm. And even 10,000 years later they are still struggling. Are humans willing to foster this one Rhino population for 1000 years?
- taneq 8y ago> I don't think these Rhinos are bacteria, so they may not be comparable. Can you cite any research to back this up? :P