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ESCONDIDO, Calif. — The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, while hosting several members of the top conservation groups in the world, is being recognized for the work of its famous"Frozen Zoo".
The Frozen Zoo, housed in a facility on the campus of the Safari Park in Escondido, is a room filled with tanks, inside which are billions of cells from more than 10,000 animals, all frozen in liquid nitrogen. The cells can be used to create stem cells, which can then be used to help bring back species from the brink of extinction. The concept has already seen success by helping save two critically endangered species, the Przewalski's Horse and the Black-Footed Ferret.
“He would be so thrilled. I wish he was here to see Kurt," said Dr. Durrant, referring to a Przewalski's horse named after the scientist.
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