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Greater one-horned rhino born at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Keepers at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo are celebrating the birth of a greater one-horned rhino calf, born just in time for World Rhino Day (22 September). Weighing in at a whopping 76kg (almost 12 stone), the calf, which keepers have named Bali (Nepali for ‘strong’) was born on the evening of Sunday 6 September after a 17 month gestation. This is the fourth calf for 19-year-old mother, Behan. Her other calves have all moved to other Zoos to breed, as part of the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP). Bali is the 14th greater one-horned rhino calf to be born at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, which has an exceptional record with its breeding programme for the species. ZSL Whipsnade Zoo was one of the first Zoos in the world to breed the species in 1957. ln the past 12 months there have been only four greater one-horned rhino births in three European zoos, with only one other in the United States of America.

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