PRAGUE (AP) — A zoo in the Czech Republic welcomed an eastern black rhino calf named after the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, in honor of the country's resistance to the invasion of Russia.
The black rhino, which is a threatened species, was born on March 4 at the Dvur Kralove Zoo, an unusual occurrence in the facilities even if they are the ones with the most rhinos of the subspecies.
“The name is another sign of our support for Ukrainian heroes,” said Premysl Rabas, director of the zoo.
His mother, Eva, has taken care of him in the best possible way, the zoo said. The calf has gained 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds) a day. It currently weighs about 50 kilograms (110 pounds).
Hunting has reduced the number of free-living eastern black rhinos to about 800. The Czech zoo has 14.
Only three rhinos have been born in other zoos around the world in the last year.
A total of 47 specimens of the eastern black rhino have been born in Dvur Kralove since the park received the first one in 1971.
Many of them are now in other zoos around the world, but nine have returned to Rwanda and Tanzania to live in freedom.
Últimas Noticias
Debanhi Escobar: they secured the motel where she was found lifeless in a cistern
Members of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in Nuevo León secured the Nueva Castilla Motel as part of the investigations into the case
The oldest person in the world died at the age of 119
Kane Tanaka lived in Japan. She was born six months earlier than George Orwell, the same year that the Wright brothers first flew, and Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
Macabre find in CDMX: they left a body bagged and tied in a taxi
The body was left in the back seats of the car. It was covered with black bags and tied with industrial tape
The eagles of America will face Manchester City in a duel of legends. Here are the details
The top Mexican football champion will play a match with Pep Guardiola's squad in the Lone Star Cup
Why is it good to bring dogs out to know the world when they are puppies
A so-called protection against the spread of diseases threatens the integral development of dogs
