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He added, “All new births are exciting, but there is added significance for this one, both for us and the global population.” (SWNS) Video footage taken from inside the rhinos’ enclosure shows the moments during and after Samira gave birth at 5:25 p.m., Oct. “This success represents eight years of planning for the team and working collaboratively with our partners across Europe,” zoo manager and park executive Ross Snipp said.
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(SWNS)īlack rhinos first began living at Flamingo Land Zoo in 2015, with new mother Samira arriving from a wildlife park in Zurich and new father Magadi coming from Chester Zoo. Mom Samira is very protective of her new calf and is close at all times. Both mum and baby are doing incredibly well, and I am so proud of Samira and all her keepers,” head keeper Sam DeBelle said. Managers at Flamingo Land Zoo confirmed this was the only birth of an eastern black rhino in Europe this year, with just 3,600 left in the wild in Tanzania and Kenya. The adorable rhino calf could be seen walking around his enclosure and suckling on his mother just hours after he was born. A critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros calf was born at Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire on 24 Oct. Rhinos Samira and Magadi, who live at Flamingo Land Zoo in Malton, North Yorkshire, became parents at 5:25 p.m., Oct.
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Two critically endangered eastern black rhinos have welcomed a new baby at a British zoo-the only such calf born in Europe this year.