Photo: Courtesy Denver Zoo
Put your horns up!
The Denver Zoo is celebrating the arrival of their first greater one-horned rhino calf.According to the Colorado zoo, the little girl, who has yet to be named, was born on Feb. 22 to first-time mom Tensing.
To allow this bond to strengthen more, the Denver Zoo’s animal care team is keeping this pair behind the scenes for the next 6 to 8 weeks. This time off exhibit will also allow caretakers to monitor the rhino mom and daughter to make sure the animals are healthy.
Courtesy Denver Zoo
The journey to the calf’s arrival was a long one. A group of experts from AZA-accredited zoos conducted 11 unsuccessful artificial insemination procedures on Tensing between 2014 and 2018 before the rhino became pregnant on the 12th attempt in December 2018.
“Tensing’s journey from pregnancy to motherhood exemplifies the care our team provides to ensure our animals are able to voluntarily participate in their own medical care,” the zoo’s assistant pachyderm curator, Lindsey Kirkman, said in the release. “It took extraordinary patience and dedication over countless hours to make Tensing feel at ease with the artificial insemination and ultrasound procedures that ultimately resulted in a healthy mom and calf.”
source: people.com
