New baby rhino at auckland zoo. Were offering you the chance to meet auckland zoos weeks old rhino calf and contribute to rhinoceros conservation in the wild. The birth of the southern white rhino calf happened on the 14 august. Milestone birth as rhino arrives at auckland zoo.
Auckland zoo has announced the arrival of its much anticipated baby rhino the first calf born at the zoo in 20 years. Auckland zoo is celebrating its newest little addition after a baby southern white rhino was born at the zoo for the first time in two decades. 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.
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. That as yet unnamed calf popped out at a healthy 143 pounds and apparently has a. Auckland zoo has a new baby southern white rhino.
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 zoos new baby rhino makes a speedy entry into the world in the know like us on facebook to see similar stories please give an overall site rating. Auckland new zealandthis citys zoo has experienced its first rhino birth in two decades.
Mum jamila and 30 year old dad zambezi seemed very excited. An unanticipated problem was encountered check back. 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.
A baby rhino is exploring her new home at auckland zoo. The baby girl rhino was born on august 14 and is the first child of. Just 12 days old the female southern white rhino calf who is yet to be named is the first newborn rhino at auckland zoo in 20 years.
Auckland zoos new baby rhino makes speedy entry into world. 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.