© Zoo MiamiZoo Miami is celebrating the birth of its newest addition: a rare baby rhino.
The newborn is making history by being the first successful birth of the species as a result of induced ovulation and artificial insemination, according to the zoo.
The rhino, whose gender is unknown, was born on Tuesday at 12:30 a.m. and is the first baby for Akuti, a 7-year-old greater one-horned Indian rhinoceros. Both mother and baby, which doesn’t have a name yet, seem to be doing well, but the zoo will know more once the veterinary team is able to do a full exam.
“This will be performed when the staff feels that it can safely separate the infant from its very protective mother for the few minutes that the exam will take,” the zoo said. “It is critical that the mother and newborn are able to…
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Exposing the Big Game 
What a cutie! This made me happy, to see a zoo that makes good on its promises to work for conservation.
Thanks for the link.
You’re very welcome. I was sad to read about the penguin colony though.
True.