she’s very precocious she walks right up to people she looks for Mom for security
to people she looks for Mom for security
to people she looks for Mom for security to make sure it’s okay but she’s very
to make sure it’s okay but she’s very
to make sure it’s okay but she’s very outgoing the family we have is the most
outgoing the family we have is the most
outgoing the family we have is the most valuable that you can find on earth
valuable that you can find on earth
valuable that you can find on earth right now this is the first ever that is
right now this is the first ever that is
right now this is the first ever that is been successfully produced by artificial
been successfully produced by artificial
been successfully produced by artificial insemination first Wolski or
insemination first Wolski or
insemination first Wolski or Przewalski’s either pronunciation is
Przewalski’s either pronunciation is
Przewalski’s either pronunciation is considered correct they’re native to
considered correct they’re native to
considered correct they’re native to Mongolia and China they went extinct in
Mongolia and China they went extinct in
Mongolia and China they went extinct in the wild back in the 1900s and were
the wild back in the 1900s and were
the wild back in the 1900s and were brought into captivity they were saved
brought into captivity they were saved
brought into captivity they were saved in zoos and the population was built
in zoos and the population was built
in zoos and the population was built back up again if you’re able to
back up again if you’re able to
back up again if you’re able to consistently produce offspring by
consistently produce offspring by
consistently produce offspring by artificial insemination it is a lot
artificial insemination it is a lot
artificial insemination it is a lot easier for me or another researcher to
easier for me or another researcher to
easier for me or another researcher to travel to an institution that is holding
travel to an institution that is holding
travel to an institution that is holding a mail collect semen samples from those
a mail collect semen samples from those
a mail collect semen samples from those animals transported to the place where
animals transported to the place where
animals transported to the place where the female is situated and produce an
the female is situated and produce an
the female is situated and produce an offspring that way so it gives a lot
offspring that way so it gives a lot
offspring that way so it gives a lot more flexibility in what we can
more flexibility in what we can
more flexibility in what we can accomplish by developing this tool what
accomplish by developing this tool what
accomplish by developing this tool what we hope to do is to really minimize the
we hope to do is to really minimize the
we hope to do is to really minimize the need for moving live animals for genetic
need for moving live animals for genetic
need for moving live animals for genetic management purposes moving live animals
management purposes moving live animals
management purposes moving live animals can be risky it’s very expensive the
can be risky it’s very expensive the
can be risky it’s very expensive the first question that we get asked is why
first question that we get asked is why
first question that we get asked is why is it so difficult why did it take seven
is it so difficult why did it take seven
is it so difficult why did it take seven years for you to accomplish something
years for you to accomplish something
years for you to accomplish something that’s being done on a daily basis the
that’s being done on a daily basis the
that’s being done on a daily basis the actual procedure of doing artificial
actual procedure of doing artificial
actual procedure of doing artificial insemination is exactly the same that we
insemination is exactly the same that we
insemination is exactly the same that we use in the domestic horses but when you
use in the domestic horses but when you
use in the domestic horses but when you throw in the uncertain factors of how
throw in the uncertain factors of how
throw in the uncertain factors of how these animals respond to our handling
these animals respond to our handling
these animals respond to our handling that’s a price we pay to wait until we
that’s a price we pay to wait until we
that’s a price we pay to wait until we get it nailed to the point that we’re
get it nailed to the point that we’re
get it nailed to the point that we’re able to get successful reproduction
able to get successful reproduction
able to get successful reproduction because these are not domestic horses
because these are not domestic horses
because these are not domestic horses you’re not going to see halters on them
you’re not going to see halters on them
you’re not going to see halters on them I can’t lead them around they have to do
I can’t lead them around they have to do
I can’t lead them around they have to do it pretty much willingly or on a routine
it pretty much willingly or on a routine
it pretty much willingly or on a routine type of pattern you can’t walk up to
type of pattern you can’t walk up to
type of pattern you can’t walk up to these guys you can’t touch them
these guys you can’t touch them
these guys you can’t touch them you can’t make them do anything they
you can’t make them do anything they
you can’t make them do anything they really don’t want to it takes them a
really don’t want to it takes them a
really don’t want to it takes them a long time to trust you but then once you
long time to trust you but then once you
long time to trust you but then once you do I feel very
do I feel very
do I feel very privileged that I get to be a part of
privileged that I get to be a part of
privileged that I get to be a part of their group they’re heard you’ll stay
their group they’re heard you’ll stay
their group they’re heard you’ll stay here at least for the first two years
here at least for the first two years
here at least for the first two years she may go to another zoo she most
she may go to another zoo she most
she may go to another zoo she most likely will not go to Mongolia because
likely will not go to Mongolia because
likely will not go to Mongolia because she was captive bred we can’t really
she was captive bred we can’t really
she was captive bred we can’t really teach her how to defend herself from a
teach her how to defend herself from a
teach her how to defend herself from a wolf or other predators out in the wild
wolf or other predators out in the wild
wolf or other predators out in the wild we just don’t have that ability here if
we just don’t have that ability here if
we just don’t have that ability here if there is no failure I think there’s no
there is no failure I think there’s no
there is no failure I think there’s no fun in science and failures actually
fun in science and failures actually
fun in science and failures actually allow us to refine some of the
allow us to refine some of the
allow us to refine some of the techniques and also to understand how we
techniques and also to understand how we
techniques and also to understand how we can improve our tools that we are
can improve our tools that we are
can improve our tools that we are developing to get successes
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