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Logo: TVO Kids News.

Daniel walks in the studio.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, a gray T-shirt and an unbuttoned pink shirt.

He says WELCOME BACK TO
TVOK NEWS.
NOW, OUR NEXT STORY
IS A SAD ONE.
ON MONDAY, THE LAST MALE
NORTHERN WHITE RHINO DIED.
HE WAS 45 YEARS OLD.
NOW, THAT'S ALMOST
90 YEARS OLD IN HUMAN YEARS.

A picture of the rhino appears on a screen behind Daniel.

Daniel says HIS NAME WAS SUDAN,
AND HE LIVED IN A SANCTUARY
IN KENYA, AFRICA.
THE DEATH OF SUDAN LEAVES
ONLY TWO FEMALE RHINOS
OF THIS SPECIES ALIVE
IN THE WORLD,
WHICH MEANS THAT SOON,
THE NORTHERN WHITE RHINO
WILL BE EXTINCT.
THERE USED TO BE THOUSANDS OF
THEM IN AFRICA,
BUT WAR AND ILLEGAL HUNTING
DESTROYED THESE ANIMALS.
PEOPLE WHO WORKED
WITH SUDAN
SAID HE WAS GENTLE
AND AFFECTIONATE.
AND WHEN HE HEARD
PEOPLE TALKING,
HE WOULD COME UP CLOSE
TO GET A SCRATCHING,
JUST LIKE A GIANT PET.
THE WORLD WILL MISS SUDAN,
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,
WE'LL MISS THE NORTHERN
WHITE RHINOS.
NOW NEXT UP,
ARE WE LIVING IN THE FUTURE?

A picture of a bee appears on the screen with the caption "Robot bees?"

Daniel says MEGA CORPORATION WALMART
HAS INVESTED IN TECHNOLOGY
TO CREATE ROBOT BEES.
THIS MEANS THAT
THESE LITTLE CRITTERS
CALLED POLLINATION DRONES
COULD ONE DAY
DO THE SAME JOBS
AS REAL BEES.
SO LET'S BREAK IT DOWN.
WHY DO WE NEED ROBOT BEES?
WELL, BEES PLAY
A VITAL ROLE
IN SUSTAINING
THE PLANET'S ECOSYSTEM.
84 PERCENT OF THE CROPS
GROWN FOR HUMAN USE
NEED BEES TO POLLENATE THEM
AND PRODUCE MORE PLANTS.

He brings a table full of foods and says NOW, WITHOUT BEES,
WE WOULDN'T HAVE THINGS LIKE
SOME VEGETABLES, AND FRUITS,
AND NUTS, CACAO BEANS,
TEAS, AND SUNFLOWERS,
JUST TO NAME A FEW.
NOW, HUMANS ARE NOT THE ONLY
ONES WHO NEED BEES.
SEEDS, FRUITS, AND BERRIES
PRODUCED BY POLLENATED PLANTS
HELP BIRDS
AND SMALL MAMMALS
GET THE NUTRIENTS
THEY NEED TO SURVIVE.
UNFORTUNATELY,
SOME SPECIES OF BEES
HAVE BEEN PUT ON
THE ENDANGERED LIST.

He crosses his fingers and says SO HERE'S HOPING THAT
THESE ROBOT CRITTERS
CAN GET THE JOB DONE.

(buzzing)

Daniel shoos away a bee and says AND HOPEFULLY, THEY WON'T BE
AS PESKY AS THE REAL BEES.
I'M NOT A FLOWER!
MAYBE IT'S THE SHIRT.
TVO KIDS, STAY TUNED,
BECAUSE OUR FEATURE STORY
IS COMING UP NEXT.

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