White rhino born in Madrid Zoo

White rhino born in Madrid Zoo
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By m.p. - May 4, 2009 - 7:11 PM
The calf is the first in Spain and the third in the world to be conceived by artificial insemination

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Spain’s first white rhinoceros conceived by artificial insemination, a 65-kilo male calf, has been born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid.

The 12 year old first-time mother gave birth late last Wednesday night, just 20 minutes after her waters broke. A little over an hour later, her baby was on its feet and having its first feed, after more than 500 days in the womb.

The calf is the world’s third white rhino to be conceived by artificial insemination, after two which were born in the zoo in Budapest. The Madrid Zoo said in a press release on Monday that the mother, Marina, will be inseminated again in around 30 days’ time, along with Olimpia, another white rhino in Selwo Aventura in Estepona, Málaga.

It’s understood that it will be the visitors to the Madrid Zoo who will choose the new baby white rhino’s name.

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