Published 19:00 IST, December 5th 2019
Adorable southern white rhino calf wins over Belgium zoo visitors, watch video
An adorable southern white rhino calf has become the latest attraction in Belgium zoo. The baby rhino was conceived in efforts to protect the endangered species
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An orable sourn white rhi that was born in Belgium zoo has become latest attraction for visitors according to Zoo officials. baby rhi was conceived in efforts to protect endangered species which is at verge of extinction.
New attraction at Belgian zoo
Pairi Daiza Zoo officials in a statement said that an orable male rhi was born in early hours of December 2. mor rhi, Miba and baby rhi are healthy. In video released by Zoo authorities on Twitter, one can see baby rhi with his mor.
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re are only 18,000 sourn white rhis left in world and species is been poached at a rate of one in every eight hours. On or hand, number of rrn white rhi fares in single digits.
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Strong-willed Sana
Sana was born in 1964 in Umfolozi National Park in South Africa. She was transported to Europe seven years later as a zoo attraction. According to her caretakers, Sana was always strong-willed with a fierce character. She uses to set all rules but during her last sts, she h become understandably subdued and h even stopped rolling in mud. Rhiceros roll in mud in order to keep ir skin hydrated and to ward off infections.
As she was unable to do it herself, Sana's caretakers applied a coat of green clay on her skin once a week.
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square-lipped grazers, larger than ir black cousins, are divided into sourn and rrn subspecies. life expectancy of white rhis in wild is about 50 years. In March 2018, subspecies of rrn white Rhis became functionally extinct when last male, Sudan, died in Kenya. Sudan is survived by two females, neir of whom were unable to carry a calf. Sudan died at of 45 after a long battle with several -related complications. His caretakers h decided to euthanize him.
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16:42 IST, December 5th 2019