Birth control at the zoo: vets meet the elusive goal of hippo castration

Saturday, December 21, 2013 - 10:30 in Biology & Nature

One method for controlling zoo animal populations is male castration. For hippopotami, however, this is notoriously difficult, as the pertinent male reproductive anatomy proves singularly elusive. Veterinarians have now demonstrated a successful method for castrating male hippos.

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