Members of the Rhino Repro team check the vital statistics of five-year-old Mia after she was tranquillised during an “ovary pick-up procedure” at a sanctuary near Pretoria, South Africa. The procedure collects eggs from the female rhino for IVF. Rhino Repro aims to improve the reproductive rate of critically endangered wildlife species.

Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA

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