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March 1, 2024

Rhino Rescue, Ancient Dodecahedrons and Oklahoma's plan for nation's Tallest Building

Rhino Rescue, Ancient Dodecahedrons and Oklahoma's plan for nation's Tallest Building
Rhino Rescue, Ancient Dodecahedrons and Oklahoma's plan for nation's Tallest Building
5 Good News Stories
Rhino Rescue, Ancient Dodecahedrons and Oklahoma's plan for nation's Tallest Building

A vet sends an amusing letter to a cat named Loki, making vaccination sound appealing; Scientists successfully transfer a rhinoceros embryo, instilling hope for the endangered northern white rhinos' survival; a non-profit group, Gamers Outreach, brings joy to hospitalized children through a portable gaming kiosk; the mystery of Ancient Roman dodecahedrons continues to puzzle experts; and plans for what could be the tallest building in America, Legends Tower, are submitted in Oklahoma City.

A Cat's Letter from the Vet
Reviving the Northern White Rhino
Gaming for Hospitalized Children
Mysterious Roman Dodecahedrons
Oklahoma's Sky-High Ambitions


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0:03 Kalaroga Shark Media. Hi, I'm Chunni Mack with five good news stories. A woman enjoyed the letter she got about an upcoming vet appointment. Doctor Mike wrote the letter not to the woman, but to Loki, the cat. It said, Dear Loki, it's time for vaccination, which is very important to prevent you from contracting infectious diseases from your fellow cat mates or the environment. The letter went on to say that Loki would also enjoy a general health check. We could look out for lumps and bumps, long nails, fleas, creaky joints, sore teeth, or pesky extra weight. Let your humans know that it's time to give us a call and make the appointment for you when it can be fitted in between naps, of course. In Nairobi, scientists have successfully transferred a rhinoceros embryo for the first time. This could be good news for the endangered Northern white rhino. There are only two left and they're both females. Now Gene and daughter for two are both unable to carry pregnancies. The last male Northern white rhino died in twenty eighteen, so you could see, yeah, this is an emergency. Before that rhino named Sedan passed away. Scientists had believed there were only eight Northern White rhinos alive on the planet, and they were all in zoos. Those rhinos didn't breed.

1:21 A project called Biorescue went to Kenyon twenty fourteen and started working on a different plan. They harvested developing eggs from the two living Northern White rhinos and they used the sperm of a dead Northern White rhino for artificial insemination. The eggs were fertilized, with two resulting in viable embryos. A third embryo was created in twenty twenty using the same technique. There are now thirty embryos from the Northern White rhinos that can be used to produce babies. Scientists transferred the embryo into a Southern White rhinos surrogate. Future surrogates of the Northern White rhinos will probably continue to be Southern White rhinos until the subspecies can naturally breed again in or released it in the wild. They think that could happen in the next ten to five fifteen years. A nonprofit is helping hospitalize children by providing a gaming experience during treatment. It's called Gamer's Outreach. They have something called the go Cart goos and Gamers Outreach go karts, a portable gaming kiosk game here is to restore a sense of normalcy to children's lives, allowing them to engage in activities that bring a joy into childhood. The go cart is designed to address the unique needs of pediatric hospital environments. It's portable, easy to sanitize, and deployable by hospital staff. Each go KRT has an Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PS five. People have been finding some dodecahedrons. Those are mysterious twelve sided objects from Roman times. One was found in Belgium last year, another recently found in England. Altogether, one hundred and thirty of these twelve sided items have been found across the Roman world, thirty three in Britain alone. They range in size and weight and that has the experts confused.

2:55 Is it a weapon? Probably not. Is it some sort of jewelry, well no, because some are quite heavy and if they hung around your neck would be pretty uncomfortable. Or they precision measuring instruments. No, The authority say, how could you measure things accurately with a tool that's always a different size. The most recent one is the size of a grapefruit. Good news If you like tall buildings, well, move to Oklahoma City. They might soon have the tallest building in America. Developers have submitted plans for a Legends Tower. It would surpass one World Trade Center in New York City, which is currently the seventh highest building in the world. Legends Tower would hit nineteen hundred and seven feet that honors the year in nineteen oh seven, when Oklahoma was admitted as the forty sixth state. The plan would have a public observatory at the top, the restaurant and a bar, a hotel, some condos seventeen hundred and seventy six residential units. One of the developers says, hope to see it as the pride of Oklahoma City. Those of your five good News stories for today. If you enjoy the program, tell a friend about it. They might like it too. Have an awesome day.