Birth Announcements
January 2010
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary had a third white rhino bull calf born on the evening of January 2, 2010. Mother Kori and calf are doing well.
December 2009
BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo is pleased to announce the first rhino birth at the Zoo. Gemstone, a 21-year-old black rhino, gave birth to a calf late yesterday evening or early this morning. This important birth is the only black rhino born in North America and one of only 3 black rhino births in the past 12 months, worldwide.
According to Sam Winslow, assistant director and general curator, mother and calf are doing well and will remain off exhibit while they bond.
Gemstone is from the San Francisco Zoo and came to Baton Rouge in 2006. Her gestation period was16½ months. The Zoo’s male rhino, Tatu, came to Baton Rouge in 2003 from Texas. The Zoo has not named the baby rhino, but has determined that it is female.
October 2009
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Uganda announce the birth of their second calf in 2009.
Bella, a 10 year old cow from Solio, (who had a stillborn calf in March 2008)
gave birth to a healthy calf on October 7 2009.
gave birth to a healthy calf on October 7 2009.
Obama, born on June 24, 2009, was the first rhino calf born in Uganda in
more than 28 years (Photo taken at 2 weeks old)
more than 28 years (Photo taken at 2 weeks old)
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