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SINGAPORE – The Singapore Zoo received an early Christmas gift in the form of a Southern white rhinoceros calf that was born last Thursday (Dec 19).
The female calf, which has not been named yet, is the 24th such rhino to be born in the zoo. It is also the 12th calf born to its 34-year-old mother Donsa.
Donsa and the calf’s father, Hoepel, arrived in the Singapore Zoo from South Africa in 1992 and 2000 respectively.
“(The baby) is quickly getting her footing and growing stronger,” the Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) said in a video it posted on Facebook on Friday.
Members of the public are unable to see Donsa and her baby calf yet, but zoo visitors can meet the calf’s father Hoepel and other white rhinos during their daily feeding session at 1.15pm.
White rhinos have been among the animals in the WRS’ attractions since 1972.
The WRS started breeding the species in 1996.
Since then, 17 rhinos have taken part in overseas zoos’ breeding programmes in Australia, India, Indonesia, Korea and Thailand.
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