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Hello, ‘Neville:’ 6-Week-Old Southern White Rhino Calf Thriving at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Debbie Sklar by Debbie L. Sklar September 20, 2022September 21, 2022

A six-week-old male southern white rhino calf at the Nikita Kahn Rhino Rescue Center at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has been given a name: Neville.

Rhino baby
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Southern White Rhino Baby ‘Future’ Now on Exhibit at Safari Park

Christine Huard by Christine Huard January 17, 2020January 18, 2020
Southern White Rhino Future
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With Name of Safari Park’s New Calf, Southern White Rhinos Now Have a Future

Christine Huard by Christine Huard December 9, 2019December 10, 2019
Edward, a 10-week-old southern white rhino calf at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, interacts with Helene, an adult female rhino
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In-Vitro Born Southern White Rhino Calf Begins Meeting Herd at Safari Park

Avatar photo by Chris Jennewein October 9, 2019October 10, 2019
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Rhino Calf Explores Main Safari Park Exhibit for First Time

by Lauren J. Mapp August 19, 2019August 20, 2019
Rhino mother and calf at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park
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Rhino Born in Zoo Breakthrough Named ‘Edward’ in Honor of Scripps Foundation

Avatar photo by Chris Jennewein August 1, 2019August 1, 2019
A day-old southern white rhino calf stands on its wobbly legs at the Nikita Kahn Rhino Rescue Center at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The birth of this male calf on Sunday, July 28, 2019 marked a first for the conservation organization, following hormone-induced ovulation and artificial insemination. Artificial insemination of rhinos has rarely been attempted in zoos, and this is the first successful artificial insemination birth of a southern white rhino in North America. The calf’s mother, Victoria, was artificially inseminated with frozen semen from southern white rhino Maoto on March 22, 2018, following hormone-induced ovulation. White rhino gestation is estimated to be 485 days—but as with any baby delivery, this can differ. Victoria carried her calf for 493 days. The artificial insemination and successful birth of the rhino calf is not only a historic event for San Diego Zoo Global, but it represents a critical step in the organization’s ongoing work to develop the scientific knowledge required to genetically recover the northern white rhino, a distant subspecies of the southern white rhino. Only two northern white rhinos currently remain on Earth and, unfortunately, both are female. San Diego Zoo Global has a history of expertise with rhino species. With the birth of this calf, there have now been 99 southern white rhinos born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, in addition to births of 73 greater one-horned rhinos and 14 black rhinos at the Safari Park. The challenges associated with limited gene pools and severely reduced numbers facing Javan rhinos, Sumatran rhinos and northern white rhinos mean that some form of assisted reproduction may be their only hope for the future. Victoria and her calf will remain off exhibit to the public for an undisclosed period of time, to allow them to bond. The calf will eventually be introduced to the other five female rhinos at the Nikita Kahn Rhino Rescue Center—including Amani, also pregnant through artificial
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Rhino Birth at Safari Park Lifts Hopes for Saving Species from Extinction

Ken Stone by Ken Stone July 29, 2019July 30, 2019
White rhino ultrasound
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Zoo Impregnates 2nd Rhino in Mission to Bring Back Nearly-Extinct Species

Avatar photo by Chris Jennewein September 18, 2018September 18, 2018
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More Testing Done on Wounded Rhino at San Diego Safari Park

Hoa Quach by Hoa Quach August 19, 2016
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Rhino Revelation: Diet Change Credited for Birth of Safari Park Calf

Ken Stone by Ken Stone April 5, 2016April 6, 2016
San Deigo Zoo Safari Park
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New San Diego Zoo Southern White Rhinos Get Names

Hoa Quach by Hoa Quach January 27, 2016
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Baby Southern White Rhino Makes Debut at Safari Park

by Ryan Posner October 16, 2015October 16, 2015

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