Frank Goeritz from BioRescue, Ami Vitale and Ol Pejeta keepers waiting for the surrogate to be darted before the procedure. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_22.jpg
Aerial footage of the last two Northern White Rhinos and their keeper, Zacharia Mutai and a Southern White Rhino. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_36.jpg
Scientists racing against the clock to get the frozen embryos to Ol Pejeta for implantation before time runs out. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_37.jpg
Jan Stejskal from BioRescue and Ami Vitale, waiting for a flight to Ol Pejeta at the airport in Nairobi. They are excited because they are transferring embryos from Germany. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_23.jpg
Scientists racing against the clock to get the frozen embryos to Ol Pejeta for implantation before time runs out. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_35.jpg
Thomas Hildebrant chats with Ami Vitale while en route to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_21.jpg
Zacharia Mutai, a head keeper at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy who helps take care and protect Najin and Fatu, the last two remaining Northern White Rhinos in the world. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_09.jpg
One of the last two remaining Northern White Rhinos in the world grazes for snack time at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. (credit: National Geographic/Katie Cleary)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_48.jpg
One of the last two remaining Northern White Rhinos in the world grazes for snack time at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. (credit: National Geographic/Katie Cleary)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_49.jpg
Zacharia Mutai, a head keeper at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy who helps take care and protect Najin and Fatu, the last two remaining Northern White Rhinos in the world. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_08.jpg
Ami Vitale photographing a team of Kenya Wildlife Services vets prepping for the procedure. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_20.jpg
Thomas Hildebrant and Susanne Holtze from BioRescue prepping embryos in their lab in Germany for transport to Ol Pejeta. Ami Vitale photographs them. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_18.jpg
Thomas Hildebrant and Susanne Holtze from BioRescue prepping embryos in their lab in Germany for transport to Ol Pejeta. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_30.jpg
Thomas Hildebrant looks serious while photographer Ami Vitale captures the moment at the BioRescue lab in Berlin, Germany (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_24.jpg
Susanne Holtze and Thomas Hildebrant from BioRescue prepping ultrasound gear. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_25.jpg
Susanne Holtze and Thomas Hildebrant from BioRescue prepping ultrasound gear. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_31.jpg
Thomas Hildebrant smiling for photographer, Ami Vitale, at the BioRescue lab in Berlin, Germany. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_19.jpg
Ami Vitale, Thomas Hildebrant and Frank Goeritz from BioRescue, and Susanne Holtze (also from BioRescue) in the background. In the early morning taking a break while prepping for a procedure. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_27.jpg
The last two Northern White Rhinos, along with a Southern White Rhino, napping in the sun at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_33.jpg
Thomas Hildebrant and Frank Goeritz from BioRescue celebrating a pregnancy check. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_26.jpg
Zacharia Mutai, the keeper of the Northern White Rhinos watches Fatu and Najin. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_69.jpg
Thomas Hildebrandt, BioRescue project head, holds the fetus of a 66 day old male embryo, following the sudden death of his surrogate mother at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Curra, the southern white rhino mother died because of a sudden infection from Clostridia bacteria. This bacteria was released into the air from the soil after heavy rains caused by climate change. (Photo by Ami Vitale)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_01.jpg
The road to Ol Pejeta Conservancy, where the last two Northern White Rhinos live and are protected against poachers. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_40.jpg
Zacharia Mutai, the keeper of the Northern White Rhinos, and Ami Vitale, photographer, follow the rhinos. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_42.jpg
Rangers from the Kenya Wildlife Service and Ol Pejeta Conservancy work together with the Biorescue team to capture a southern site rhino named Arimet who will become the surrogate to the first northern white rhino embryo transplant later in 2024. (Photo by Ami Vitale)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_02.jpg
Zacharia Mutai, the keeper of the Northern White Rhinos, and Ami Vitale, photographer, follow the rhinos. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_43.jpg
Najin, one of the last two Northern White Rhinos, with Fatu and a Southern White Rhino in the background. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_57.jpg
Fatu and Najin, the last two Northern White Rhinos, along with a Southern White Rhino, roam the grounds at Ol Pejeta Conservancy.(credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_46.jpg
The road to Ol Pejeta Conservancy, where the last two Northern White Rhinos live and are protected against poachers. (credit: National Geographic)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_UHD_44.jpg
One of the last two remaining Northern White Rhinos enjoys a snack at the Ol Pejeta Conservency where they live. (credit: National Geographic/Katie Cleary)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_39.jpg
One of the last two remaining Northern White Rhinos enjoys a snack at the Ol Pejeta Conservency where they live. (credit: National Geographic/Katie Cleary)Posted 07/16/25TheLastRhinosANewHope_38.jpg
