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Headline: Critically Endangered Eastern Black Rhino Calf Born At Oregon Zoo
Caption: There’s new hope for one of the world’s most critically endangered species after an eastern black rhino was born at Oregon Zoo. The birth of a baby to 11-year-old rhino mum Jozi on Monday night contributes to the global population of the critically endangered eastern subspecies of black rhinoceros. The newborn came into the world on 4 December 2023, around 9:30 p.m. Both the first-time mother, Jozi, and her new offspring are reported to be in good health within their behind-the-scenes maternity den. Chad Harmon, who oversees the zoo's rhino area, said Jozi’s “doing a great job all by herself so far.” Poaching has all but wiped out the rhino in the wild, with only around 80 individuals left. Its close cousin, the western black rhino, went extinct in 2011. The precious new arrival caps a positive month for the species, as another baby eastern black rhino was born at Britain’s Chester Zoo in mid-November. Jozi, weighing around 2,400 pounds, moved to the Oregon Zoo in 2021 from the Milwaukee County Zoo. She joined the male rhino. King, the baby's father, who arrived from Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo earlier in the same year.
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