Free Report Jan 2021- A RHINO fact funnier than fictionby Aaditya Singh | 10-02-2021 22:35 |
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 FLYING UPSIDE DOWN RHINOS A casual web pop up introduced me to a Rhino fact that is almost comical! Apparently hanging Rhinos upside down is contributing towards their conservation. Of course it is not exactly as it sounds!!! Indeed, big tasks need ¡®outside the box¡¯ thinking. Rhinos are often poached and hunted for their horns, to the extent that these creatures are critically endangered. Many times as part of conservation and breeding programs Rhinos have to be relocated over long distances to ensure even distribution across habitats. It is not an easy task to transport the heavy weight champions! Rhinos are sedated with tranquilizers and airlifted with helicopters. There are risks associated with sedating as well as transporting but it is unavoidable at times. In earlier times they used to be transported in crates while still awake. At times they used to be in distress due to the travel and charged out, attacked the people around and then ran amok. Sedating and rolling on strong nets and then air lifting the nets was also practiced but that too proved difficult to roll the sleeping rhinos on to the nets on their sides. Then came the technique of hanging them by their feet. While airlifting, as some studies have indicated, it is better to hang the Rhinos upside down by their feet during the air ride. Apparently, this reduces the negative impact of anaesthetic drugs as also slightly improved the ventilation. This was also indicated by a recent study published at Veterinary Medicine School of Cornell University. Strange as it may sound, next time you look up in the sky and see an upside down Rhino slung in the sky don¡¯t duck to escape it falling on your head! It is not raining rhinos!!! The Rhino is just on its way to a safer future!!! Sources and References https://www.wwf.org.za/?20961%2FMoving-rhinos-the-stress-free-way https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/02/upside-down-can-be-right-way-rhino-transport Image Credits |
