Elephant skin graft gives mutilated rhino second chance
A rhinoceros in South Africa that was mutilated by poachers for its horn is getting a chance to recover after receiving a skin graft from an elephant, a veterinarian told AFP Saturday.
A rhinoceros in South Africa that was mutilated by poachers for its horn is getting a chance to recover after receiving a skin graft from an elephant, a veterinarian told AFP Saturday.
Ecology
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Bio & Medicine
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Bio & Medicine
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Materials Science
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Materials Science
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Cell & Microbiology
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Materials Science
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Engineering
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Biochemistry
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Plasma Physics
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