Current:Home > InvestSumatran rhino, critically endangered species, gives birth at Indonesian sanctuary: Watch -EverVision Finance
Sumatran rhino, critically endangered species, gives birth at Indonesian sanctuary: Watch
View
Date:2025-04-13 02:40:48
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! (73)
Related
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- Below Deck Med's Natalya Scudder Makes a Shocking Return to Cause Major Chaos
- Stanford's Tara VanDerveer becomes winningest coach in major college basketball, passing Mike Krzyzewski
- Live updates | Palestinians flee heavy fighting in southern Gaza as US and UK bomb Yemen again
- 'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
- Another Boeing 737 jet needs door plug inspections, FAA says
- Stock market today: Chinese shares lead gains in Asia on report of market rescue plan
- Jason Kelce's Daughter Has Hilarious Reaction to His Shirtless NFL Moment
- House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
- Mexican popstar Gloria Trevi reflects on career, prison time, new tour: 'It wasn't easy'
Ranking
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Heavy rain to lash southern US following arctic blast; flood warnings issued
- Former state Rep. Rick Becker seeks North Dakota’s only US House seat
- Biden administration has admitted more than 1 million migrants into U.S. under parole policy Congress is considering restricting
- Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine
- At least 5 Iranian advisers killed in Israeli airstrike on Syrian capital, officials say
- Google warns users Chrome's incognito mode still tracks data, reports say. What to know.
- Move to repeal new Virginia law on organized retail theft blocked for this year
Recommendation
What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
Cameroon starts world’s first malaria vaccine program for children
Must-Have Skincare Tools for Facial Sculpting, Reducing Wrinkles, and Treating Acne
Illinois authorities say they are looking for a man after ‘multiple’ shootings in Chicago suburbs
Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
Former gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur gets new lawyer who points to ‘historic’ trial
Germany’s parliament pays tribute to Wolfgang Schaeuble with Macron giving a speech at the memorial
Senators are racing to finish work on a border deal as aid to Ukraine hangs in the balance