https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/f98c1c8f-c316-4642-9cb8-3aa60aed9c51 Improve your English vocabulary and listening in just six minutes! Northern white rhinos are extinct in the wild. Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme, using eggs from the last two females in captivity in Kenya and sperm from a deceased male to preserve the species. Neil and Sam talk about the project and teach you related vocabulary. This week's question: The name, ‘rhinoceros’, comes from the ancient Greek, but what exactly does it mean? a) thick skin b) horned nose c) small eye Watch the video to find out the answer. Vocabulary embryo an unborn animal or human being in the very early stages of development, inside its mother’s womb inbreeding when animals or people are born by breeding between closely related parents hybrid animal or plant that has been bred from two different species calf the young of several large mammals including cows, elephants, whales and rhinos pregnancy the state of a woman or female animal having a baby developing in their womb ultrasound procedure which uses ultrasonic sound waves to create images of internal body parts or babies growing inside the body [Cover: Getty Images] To download the audio and a transcript, go to: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210701 More 6 Minute English episodes: Building rapport with others https://youtu.be/iNRqZNXsB8k How can I help the environment? https://youtu.be/uhfVT5iAtMM​​ Vampire shoppers https://youtu.be/g2Ki5GeMevU​ How your eyes predict your personality https://youtu.be/mLYwM-kdbwM​ Would you invest in cryptocurrencies? https://youtu.be/NrU4Cx2gAoU​ Women's football World Cup https://youtu.be/uziFF8NSxaQ​ What makes a good story? https://youtu.be/Y7QvqbwRjLQ​ #bbclearningenglish​​​ #learnenglish​​​ #whiterhino #animalconservation #wildlife Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:53:53 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.pavel-english.ru https://video.pavel-english.ru/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/f98c1c8f-c316-4642-9cb8-3aa60aed9c51 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.pavel-english.ru/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.