On October 10, an extremely endangered rhino made its public debut at a zoo in Cleveland, rushing around its enclosure and boosting the species’ chances.
On September 13, Kibibbi, 22, and Forrest, 25, gave birth to a 120-pound (55-kg) eastern black rhino at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
The newest member of the zoo’s rhino herd, had a choosing for name organized by the zoo authority.
There are four subspecies of black rhinos left in the world, including the Eastern Black Rhino.Due to continuous conservation efforts throughout Africa, the number of black rhinos has increased from a record low 20 years ago to over 583 today. Yet the black rhino remains a severely endangered species.
Known by its scientific name, Diceros bicornis michaeli, the Eastern Black Rhinoceros is a unique subspecies of the Black Rhinoceros that is mostly found in eastern Africa, especially Tanzania and Kenya.
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has a long history of preserving rhinos in the wild by collaborating with international conservation partners.
