The proud parents are a male named Harapan and a female named Delilah.
The rhino baby is the fifth calf born in Sumatra’s Way Kambas rhino reserve since 2012, according to the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry.
The rhinos live in a reserve that consists of swamp forest and lowland rainforest.
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He came into the world early Saturday morning local time, ten days before his due date.
Both mother and the 25-kilogram baby are in good shape.
Not sure what the calf will be called
– We are grateful for the fifth birth in Way Kambas. It shows the Indonesian government’s commitment to the conservation of rhinos, especially the Sumatran rhino, says Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya.
Will grow from 25 kilos to up to 950 kilos.
Photo: Reuters
The calf, which has yet to be named, is seven-year-old Delilah’s first baby. She was herself the second rhino to be born in the reserve.
Papa Harapan, on the other hand, is a foreigner, and previously lived in Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio in the USA, where he was born in 2007. He came to the reserve in 2015.
Only available in Indonesia
There are less than 80 Sumatran rhinos left in the world due to illegal hunting. The rhinoceros’ natural habitats are constantly shrinking as a result of deforestation.
The little one is a treasure for more than the parents.
Photo: Reuters
The species is no longer found in any other country, according to Indonesian authorities.
The Sumatran rhinoceros is the smallest species of rhinoceros and is a protected animal in Indonesia.
It is critically endangered and is located at IUNCN Red Listthe official red list of endangered species in the world.
2023-11-26 21:59:37
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