A new rhino baby has entered the world, a member of the critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros subspecies(
(Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) Only fifty animals are thought to survive in the wild. The male calf was born to seven year old Delilah at Way Kambas Rhino Sanctuary on Sumatra. The sire is Harapan, who was born at the Cincinnati Zoo. The unnamed fifty-five pound calf was ten days premature. He was found by a keeper on Saturday morning next to his mother. He is now able to stand, walk and breast feed.
Most of the remaining Sumatran rhinos live on the island of Sumatra in the remnants of their forest homes. Several are in captive breeding programs. The new birth is the second in 2023 of a total of five born at Way Kambas. The new calf's grandmother, Ratu, gave birth to a male named Andatu, the first rhino born in Indonesia in 124 years. Sumatran rhinos typically have a life span of 35-40 years. Good luck little guy!
