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Posted: Nov 14, 2023 / 04:42 PM EST Updated: Nov 15, 2023 / 11:37 AM EST NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Zina the southern white rhinoceros has given birth to another baby rhino at the Virginia Zoo in ...
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Zoo is welcoming its first baby Southern white rhinoceros. The zoo announced Monday that the male calf was born to mom, Zina, and dad, Sibindi, on July 11.
NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Zoo is welcoming a new addition to its rhinoceros family. Meet the daughter of "Zina" and "Sibindi," a 100-pound female southern white rhino with rare genetics.
The name "hook-lipped rhinoceros" comes from the black rhino's upper lip, which it uses to grasp its food: woody plants, like small acacia trees and succulents. Black rhinos have two horns made of ...
Southern white rhinos were thought to be extinct at the end of the 19th century, until a small population was found in South Africa in 1895. Poaching for their horns remains a serious threat for ...
Norfolk Virginia Zoo welcomes new member of the rhinoceros family, born with rare genetics The calf was born on November 9 at 5:40 a.m., bringing the zoo's rhino population up to five.
NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Zoo is welcoming a new addition to its rhinoceros family. Meet the daughter of "Zina" and "Sibindi," a 100-pound female southern white rhino with rare genetics. The ...