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Black Rhino Born at Michigan Zoo on Christmas Eve – The New York Times, The New York Times

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Black Rhino Born at Michigan Zoo on Christmas Eve – The New York Times, The New York Times


Doppsee, a 15 – year-old black rhino, gave birth to her first calf, a rare delivery in captivity for the critically endangered species.

The male black rhino calf, which has not been named yet, was walking about 90 minutes after its birth at the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Mich.
******** Credit … ********************************** Kaiti Chritz / Potter Park Zoo
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  • Doppsee, a********************************************************************** – year-old black rhino, presented a Michigan zoo and conservationists with an early holiday gift on Christmas Eve, delivering a newborn calf in a rare zoo Birth for the endangered species.the arrival of the male calf, which hasn’t been named yet, was the first time that a black rhino had been born at the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Mich., in its – year history ,
    according to a news release

    .Pat Fountain, an animal care supervisor at the zoo, said on Wednesday that the birth was one of the zoo’s “crowning achievements” because black rhinos are “statistically and historically very hard to breed and be successful.” Getting Doppsee to breed with Phineus, the calf’s father, who came to the zoo in 2017, was a “milestone,” he said.two black rhinos are born every year in facilities accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums in the United States, Mr. Fountain said, noting how rare the birth was.

    Videos posted to the zoo’s Instagram account showed (Doppsee’s delivery) and the**************** calf’s first steps, which came about minutes after birth. The newborn animal appeared to be nursing, which the zoo called “encouraging.”

    the zoo’s blog

    .The calf will remain with the mother for two to four years, Mr. Fountain said, adding that the zoo won’t begin planning for the calf’s future for another two years. In that time frame, experts will review its genetics and determine if there are any good matches in the “zoo dating world” before possible sending the animal to a different zoo to breed, he said.