saving the white rhino 6 minute english
northern white rhinos are extinct in the wild. conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme, using eggs from the last two females in captivity in kenya and sperm from a deceased male to preserve the species. neil and sam talk about the research by the leibniz institute for zoo and wildlife research in berlin, and teach you related vocabulary.
this week's question
recently there’s been a new development in the story, but before we hear more, it’s time for my quiz question. the name, ‘rhinoceros’, comes from the ancient greek, but what exactly does it mean?
a) thick skin
b) horned nose
c) small eye
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
embryo
an unborn animal or human being in the very early stages of development, inside its mother’s womb
inbreeding
when animals or people are born by breeding between closely related parents
hybrid
animal or plant that has been bred from two different species
calf
the young of several large mammals including cows, elephants, whales and rhinos
pregnancy
the state of a woman or female animal having a baby developing in their womb
ultrasound
procedure which uses ultrasonic sound waves to create images of internal body parts or babies growing inside the body
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210701
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northern white rhinos are extinct in the wild. conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme, using eggs from the last two females in captivity in kenya and sperm from a deceased male to preserve the species. neil and sam talk about the research by the leibniz institute for zoo and wildlife research in berlin, and teach you related vocabulary.this week's question recently there’s been a new development in the story, but before we hear more, it’s time for my quiz question. the name, ‘rhinoceros’, comes from the ancient greek, but what exactly does it mean?a) thick skinb) horned nosec) small eyelisten to the programme to find out the answer. vocabulary embryoan unborn animal or human being in the very early stages of development, inside its mother’s womb inbreedingwhen animals or people are born by breeding between closely related parents hybridanimal or plant that has been bred from two different species calfthe young of several large mammals including cows, elephants, whales and rhinos pregnancythe state of a woman or female animal having a baby developing in their womb ultrasoundprocedure which uses ultrasonic sound waves to create images of internal body parts or babies growing inside the body[cover: getty images]to download the audio and a transcript, go to:https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210701more 6 minute english episodes:building rapport with othershttps://youtu.be/inrqznxsb8khow can i help the environment?https://youtu.be/uhfvt5iatmmvampire shoppershttps://youtu.be/g2ki5gemevuhow your eyes predict your personality https://youtu.be/mlywm-kdbwmwould you invest in cryptocurrencies? https://youtu.be/nru4cx2gaouwomen's football world cuphttps://youtu.be/uziff8nsxaqwhat makes a good story?https://youtu.be/y7qvqbwrjlq#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #whiterhino #animalconservation #wildlife is chimp politics like ours 6 minute english making sense of the census 6 minute english a future without 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english the language of wine 6 minute english flexible working 6 minute english hypnotism 6 minute english saving the white rhino 6 minute english making old things last longer 6 minute english building rapport with others 6 minute english food superstitions 6 minute english the rosetta stone 6 minute english hermits 6 minute english compassion fatigue 6 minute english when males are not needed 6 minute english mermaids 6 minute english a quieter world 6 minute english us and china vs climate change 6 minute english the language of biscuits 6 minute english is english really english 6 minute english what is the key to happiness 6 minute english looking for utopia 6 minute english covid one year on 6 minute english singing in tune 6 minute english how much heat do you lose from your head 6 minute english the woman whose cells never die 6 minute english what makes a good story 6 minute english for the love of foreign languages 6 minute english comfort food 6 minute english coronavirus vs other pandemics 6 minute english are trees intelligent 6 minute english can jellyfish help us solve our problems 6 minute english why do we choose to text instead of talk 6 minute english loneliness 6 minute english is punctuality important 6 minute english the circular economy 6 minute english could you be a victim of online fraud 6 minute english melting ice sheet is it too late 6 minute english walkman the music player revolution 6 minute english could humans live in underwater cities 6 minute english makeup hacks for beginners and pros beauty hacks that actually work confusing english here or there you are learn english the word render learn english the word poor learn english the word kill learn english i don t know what this is learn english the word forever learn english confusing for or to me learn english words ending in gry learn english tongue twisters f words learn english pronunciation the schwa learn english the word fly learn english the words access excess learn english the word find learn english the word clumsy learn english the word chop learn english cat idiom british english idiom learn english dog idioms british english idiom learn english northern white rhinos are extinct in the wild. conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme, using eggs from the last two females in captivity in kenya and sperm from a deceased male to preserve the species. neil and sam talk about the research by the leibniz institute for zoo and wildlife research in berlin, and teach you related vocabulary.
this week's question
recently there’s been a new development in the story, but before we hear more, it’s time for my quiz question. the name, ‘rhinoceros’, comes from the ancient greek, but what exactly does it mean?
a) thick skin
b) horned nose
c) small eye
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
embryo
an unborn animal or human being in the very early stages of development, inside its mother’s womb
inbreeding
when animals or people are born by breeding between closely related parents
hybrid
animal or plant that has been bred from two different species
calf
the young of several large mammals including cows, elephants, whales and rhinos
pregnancy
the state of a woman or female animal having a baby developing in their womb
ultrasound
procedure which uses ultrasonic sound waves to create images of internal body parts or babies growing inside the body
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210701
more 6 minute english episodes:
building rapport with others
https://youtu.be/inrqznxsb8k
how can i help the environment?
https://youtu.be/uhfvt5iatmm
vampire shoppers
https://youtu.be/g2ki5gemevu
how your eyes predict your personality
https://youtu.be/mlywm-kdbwm
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https://youtu.be/nru4cx2gaou
women's football world cup
https://youtu.be/uziff8nsxaq
what makes a good story?
https://youtu.be/y7qvqbwrjlq
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #whiterhino #animalconservation #wildlife