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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Critically endangered baby black rhino makes its debut at Cleveland zoo

Baby Rhino Debut - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A critically endangered rhino made its public debut Friday at a Cleveland zoo, dashing about its enclosure and giving a boost to the endangered species.

The 120-pound (55-kilogram) eastern black rhino was born earlier this month to 22-year-old mother Kibibbi and 25-year-old father Forrest at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The zoo has a long history of caring for the species, which has fewer than 583 adults in the wild, alongside global partners.

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