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Embracing your expiry date | Jeremie Saunders | TEDxToronto
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Embracing your expiry date | Jeremie Saunders | TEDxToronto

What if you knew what your expiry date was? Would you live differently? Jeremie Saunders, who lives with a fatal genetic disease, explores what it means to live fully in the face of death. Jeremie is an award-winning actor, producer, and host of popular Canadian media, including film, television, and podcasts. Living with a genetic disease called Cystic Fibrosis, Jeremie is passionate about shifting the perspective and stigma around chronic and terminal illness through humour and frank, unfiltered discussions. He launched Sickboy Podcast, which has been on iTunes’ “best of” list and is produced and hosted by Jeremie and his two best friends, Taylor MacGillivary and Brian Stever. Together they take a humorous and educational approach as they host a wide range of guests to discuss the experiences of living with terminal or chronic illness. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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TEDx Talks

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5.0K

Toronto Zoo White Rhino Calf Nursing From Mom Zohari
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Toronto Zoo White Rhino Calf Nursing From Mom Zohari

White Rhino Zohari seen nursing new calf born at 10:45pm on December 24, 2017. Both mom and baby are doing very well, with reports that mom is very tired but a very calm and protective first-time mom. The calf is very big and strong, weighing in at 62.3 kg, he has been eating more than would be expected, and he apparently has very hairy ears. This is Zohari’s first calf, and he/she was sired by Tom, a 10-year-old male. This is the fifth birth of a white rhinoceros in Toronto Zoo's history, with the last born in 1990. \n\nThis recent birth is very important for white rhinoceros conservation as the species is currently listed as Near Threatened on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species and there are approximately only 19,682 – 21,077 left in the wild according to the IUCN African Rhino Specialist Group 2016. The Toronto Zoo is part of the White Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan (SSP), which aims to establish and maintain healthy, genetically diverse populations, and overall conservation efforts to save this incredible species.\n\nPlease note that Zohari and her calf are not currently visible to the public. Video taken on December 25, 2017.

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Toronto Zoo

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4.3K