Kambas National Park Road on the island of South Sumatra went to X to share with the world the news of the birth of a baby rhino. They published about the newborn Sumatran rhinoceros, a species that is on the verge of extinction and is considered one of the most endangered species in the world. The national park shared a video and a series of photos of the newborn with its mother.
The picture shows an unnamed baby Sumatran rhinoceros with its mother, Ratu. (X/@KementerianLHK)
The park shared a caption in Indonesian which, translated into English, reads: “Hello friends, the birth of a baby Sumatran rhino at the Sumatran Rhino Reserve, Way Kambas National Park (SRS TNWK) yesterday (30/09) expands the story of two Sumatran rhino cubs in love , Ratu and Andalas.”
The mother, Ratu, is a local female rhinoceros from Indonesia, reports CNN. The father, Andalas, who now lives in the national park, is a former resident of the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio. The unnamed Sumatran rhino cub is the third offspring of Ratu and Andalas.
A video shared by the park shows Rata giving birth to a newborn. He also records the little one trying very hard to stand. Towards the end of the clip, Ratu is seen feeding his newborn.
Watch this video of a rhino mother with her baby:
More about the newborn Sumatran rhino cub
The park also posted two more tweets along with several pictures of the baby rhino. In one of the posts, they wrote that the child is “normal and fast enough” to stand on his own. They added that the baby was able to drink breast milk in less than four hours after birth. The total number of rhinos in the park increased to nine with the birth of the little one. In his final tweet, Park added that they want the mom and her newborn to “continue to be healthy.”
How important is that birth to the species?
At about 4 to 5 feet tall and with a body length of nearly 8.2 feet, Sumatran rhinos are considered the smallest rhinos in the world, CNN reports. Habitat loss and hunting are the biggest threats to the survival of the species. Several Indonesian conservationists have expressed concern about the survival of these rhinos.
“A beacon of hope for the species is the breeding program at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary … which has produced three calves and is continuing breeding efforts to create a sustainable rhino population,” the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) told CNN.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn