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The frozen zoo functions as a biological time capsule, preserving DNA, tissues, sperm, and embryos from over 10,000 individual animals. These samples are stored in liquid nitrogen, maintaining the genetic material of creatures ranging from South African cheetahs and Sumatran tigers to mountain yellow-legged frogs. The goal? To safeguard biodiversity in an era where human activity accelerates extinction rates daily.
While dinosaurs remain the stuff of fiction and Jurassic Park fantasies, this repository focuses on preserving spectacular and vulnerable species. Among the most critical entries is the Northern White Rhino, a species driven to the brink of extinction by poaching. Today, only two females remain, both unable to reproduce naturally, rendering the species functionally extinct.