San Diego Zoo Announces Birth of Rare White Rhino

San Diego Zoo Safari Park has a new baby — a white rhino conceived through artificial insemination.

The park says the female southern white rhino was born Thursday to an 11-year-old mother named Amani.

The calf is walking, nursing well and bonding with her mother.

Our rhino crash has welcomed a new member! 🦏

We have recently welcomed 14 year old Binta, a female white rhino from Knowsley Safari Park who arrived on 15th November 2019! #NewArrival #WhiteRhino

Find out more here> https://t.co/0FamwKdAMt pic.twitter.com/L2JTSjaARm

— Colchester Zoo (@ColchesterZoo) November 26, 2019

She’s the 100th southern white rhino to be born at the park and the second conceived through artificial insemination.

The first, Edward, was born to a different mother in July.

The zoo says the births using frozen sperm are part of efforts to develop the knowledge needed to save a subspecies called the northern white rhino.
Only two currently remain and both are female.

Several other rhino species also are being pushed toward extinction.

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