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Critically endangered baby rhino makes its debut at Cleveland zoo
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A critically endangered rhino made its public debut Friday at a Cleveland zoo, giving a boost to the endangered species.
The 120-pound Eastern black rhino was born earlier this month to 22-year-old mother Kibibbi and 25-year-old father Forrest a the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The zoo has a long history of caring for the species alongside global partners. There are fewer than 583 adults in the wild.
“He is very playful, runs around, gets the zoomies, so it’s very fun to take care of him, especially when they’re this age,” Stefanie Titterington, animal keeper at the Cleveland Zoo, as the rhino dashed around its enclosure at the Daniel Maltz Rhino Reserve.
Alex Budinger, a zoo visitor, was thrilled to catch a glimpse of the rhino which has not yet been named. The zoo is holding a contest for people to choose from one of three names — Makena, Kenza or Kamari.
“We’re zoo members, we come here all the time, so we’re very excited that there’s a new baby to come and check out and we thought it was a great day to come out and see the rhino," Budinger said. "It’s adorable and we enjoy coming and seeing it do some enrichment and chew up some pumpkins.”