Auckland zoo baby rhinoceros. Milestone birth as rhino arrives at auckland zoo. 1 news auckland zoo is celebrating its newest little addition after a baby southern white rhino was born at the zoo for the. Jamila gave birth to her calf on 14th august of this year.
Auckland new zealandthis citys zoo has experienced its first rhino birth in two decades. Auckland zoo welcomes first baby rhino in 20 years tue aug 25 source. Mother jamila and her baby southern white rhinoceros ceratotherium simum simum calf were filmed at the auckland zoo located in the city of auckland in the region with the same name in new zealand.
Auckland zoos new baby rhino makes speedy entry into world. Kito relocated to hamilton zoo in 2007. The zoos video captures such moments as when jamila a first time mom is seen eating from a stack of hay as her calf runs enthusiastically all around her and.
And theyre giving you a chance to give it a name. Its the zoos first such birth in two decades. Auckland zoo has a new baby southern white rhino.
Milestone birth as rhino arrives at auckland zoo. Auckland zoo is celebrating the birth of its first baby rhino in 20 years a healthy female delivered by first time mum jamila in a speedy one hour labour 12 days ago. The much anticipated birth of the southern white rhino calf on 14 august to mum jamila and 30 year old dad zambezi follows a 16 month pregnancy confirmed last april by faecal hormone testing of jamilas progesterone levels that were tracked closely.
Auckland zoo has welcomed the birth of its first baby rhino in 20 years. At almost exactly 800am on the morning of august 14 during tamaki makauraus most recent alert level 3 lockdown our southern white rhinoceros whanau grew in size with the arrival of jamila and zambezis first calf. It was a special occasion as she is the first rhino to be born at the zoo in 20 years.
The last birth being female kito in 2000 to mazithi. Midway through august of this year jamila a rhinoceros at the auckland zoo in new zealand birthed a female calf. The much anticipated birth of the female southern white rhino calf to mother jamila followed a 16 month pregnancy.