Current:Home > StocksSumatran rhino, critically endangered species, gives birth at Indonesian sanctuary: Watch -ProfitClass
Sumatran rhino, critically endangered species, gives birth at Indonesian sanctuary: Watch
Chainkeen View
Date:2025-04-09 00:40:48
A critically endangered species of rhinoceros has been born at an Indonesian sanctuary.
The Indonesian government announced Saturday that a male Sumatran rhino calf was born to his mother, 7-year-old Delilah, at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary at Way Kambas National Park in the Lampung province.
While Delilah gave birth on her 460th day of pregnancy, or about 10 days earlier than expected, both the mother and the calf are being monitored and are doing well. The calf, whose name has not been announced, is able to stand upright and walk.
The rhino calf is the first for Delilah and for his father Harapan, a male rhino born at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, and the last Sumatran rhino to be repatriated to Indonesia.
Rhino births:Healthy, 100-pound southern white rhinoceros born at Virginia Zoo, the second in 3 years
Sumatran rhino population
According to the Indonesian government, there are no other Sumatran rhinos left outside of Indonesia.
Sumatran rhinos are the smallest of living rhinos, and are the only Asian rhinos with two horns. According to the World Wildlife Fund, they are covered with long hair, and are more closely related to the extinct woolly rhinos than other rhinoceros species today. They are also critically endangered, with around 40 left.
In the wild, Sumatran rhinos live in isolated fragments of forest in Sumatra and Borneo, according to Save the Rhino. The species rarely meets to breed and is struggling to increase their numbers.
The rhino calif is the result of a breeding program, and the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary hopes to someday release them back into their natural habitat.
Cute animal alert:'Rutt' the Minnesota moose on loose goes viral as fans online track his journey
veryGood! (84331)
Related
- The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
- Parents arrested in case of social media model charged with killing boyfriend
- USC, UCLA, ACC highlight disappointments in men's college basketball this season
- West Virginia construction firm to buy bankrupt college campus
- Golf's No. 1 Nelly Korda looking to regain her form – and her spot on the Olympic podium
- USC, UCLA, ACC highlight disappointments in men's college basketball this season
- Noem looking to further bolster Texas security efforts at US-Mexico border
- New Mexico officers won't face charges in fatal shooting at wrong address
- 'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
- 'Black History Month is not a token': What to know about nearly 100-year-old tradition
Ranking
- Illinois governor calls for resignation of sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Black woman in her home
- Justin Timberlake Wants to Apologize to “Absolutely F--king Nobody” Amid Britney Spears Backlash
- Idaho ruling helps clear the way for a controversial University of Phoenix acquisition
- Texas jury recommends the death penalty for man convicted of the fatal shooting of a state trooper
- 9/11 hearings at Guantanamo Bay in upheaval after surprise order by US defense chief
- Earthquakes raise alert for Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. But any eruption is unlikely to threaten homes
- Eyewitness to killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay tells jury: ‘Then I see Jay just fall’
- Premature birth rate rose 12% since 2014, the CDC reports. A doctor shares what to know.
Recommendation
Small twin
TikTok removes music from UMG artists, including Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift
When do new episodes of 'Feud: Capote vs. The Swans' come out? See full series schedule
Do you have 'TikTok voice'? It's OK if you don't want to get rid of it
Immigration issues sorted, Guatemala runner Luis Grijalva can now focus solely on sports
What you need to know about the origins of Black History Month
Man fleeing police caused crash that injured Gayle Manchin, authorities say
North Carolina redistricting lawsuit tries `fair` election claim to overturn GOP lines