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Species safely cryopreserved* since our work started in 2020
*once cryopreserved by Nature’s SAFE, samples remain in the ownership of their institution of origin, and can be removed for research or transferred to another storage facility on request
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Sowerby's beaked whale
Preserved August 2022
Spix's night monkey
Preserved January 2023
Sulawesi crested macaque
Preserved August 2023
Sloth bear
Preserved October 2022
Siamang gibbon
Preserved October 2022
Southern white rhino
Preserved November 2021
South American fur seal
Preserved May 2023
Smew
Preserved June 2022
Senegal galago
Preserved December 2023
Red river hog
Preserved June 2022
Patagonian sea lion
Preserved June 2023
Sacred ibis
Preserved July 2022
Mountain bongo
Preserved November 2023
our biobank
Explore the range of species we currently hold in our living biobank.
Once cryopreserved, the Nature’s SAFE biobank serves as a storage facility for cell and tissue samples. All samples stored in our biobank remain in the ownership of their source institution.
Mammals (47)
Birds (20)
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African penguin
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Sumatran laughing thrush
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Mandanao bleeding-heart dove
Reptiles (5)
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Komodo dragon
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Red-footed tortoise
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Argentine black and white tegu
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Green Iguana
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Black tree monitor
African Lion
Total Population: 20,000 - 25,000 in the wild
Spix’s night monkey
Total Population: Unknown
Bolivian squirrel monkey
Total Population: Unknown
Asian short-clawed otter
Total Population: Unknown
African penguin
Total Population: Less than 40,000 in the wild
Azara’s agouti
Total Population: Unknown
Macaroni Penguin
Total Population: Around 12 million
Fea’s tree frog
Total Population: Unknown
Komodo dragon
Total Population: Around 3,500 in the wild
Mandrill
Total Population: Unknown
Smew
Total Population: Around 80,000 in the wild
Mandarin duck
Total Population: Around 65,000 in the wild
Sumatran laughing thrush
Total Population: 2,500 - 10,000 in the wild
Nile Lechwe
Total Population: 30,000 - 40,000 in the wild
Black-naped fruit dove
Total Population: Unknown
Pygmy marmoset
Total Population: Unknown
Common Hippo
Total Population: Less than 150,000 in the wild
Argentine black and white tegu
Total Population: Unknown
South American fur seal
Total Population: Around 200,000 in the wild
Common Eland
Total Population: 90,000 to 110,000 in the wild