A baby white rhinoceros was born yesterday at Disney’s Animal Kingdom – the 11th white rhino birth at Walt Disney World.
After a 16-month pregnancy, the male calf weighing approximately 150 pounds was born to mom Kendi, who was the first rhino born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom back in 1999.
According to the park, the calf and mother are doing well under the keepers’ watchful eyes.
The yet-to-be-named rhino is expected to join the “crash” – the term for a group of rhinos – on the theme park’s Kilimanjaro Safaris savanna in the coming weeks.
Kendi was paired with dad Dugan through one of the Species Survival Plans overseen by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to ensure the responsible breeding of endangered species.
The animal care team is also caring for two other rhinos expected to give birth in 2021. This is especially significant, as white rhinos – the world’s second largest land animal – are an endangered species with a near-threatened status.
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Oct 26, 2020 / 9:08am ET