Port Lympne says 'guten tag' to Zawadi the black rhino
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She may not be much
of a looker but staff at Port Lympne
wild animal park are getting quite attached to her.
Meet Zawadi, a female black rhino who is a new arrival at the
park.
The three-year-old travelled around 630 miles from Berlin
Zoo.
Her mother is expecting another baby so it was time for her to
leave, just as she would in the wild, and Port Lympne was chosen to
be her new home.
Zawadi, whose name means gift in Swahili, will join other young
rhinos that have been born at the park.
Paul Beer, who has cared for Port Lympne’s herd of black rhino
for 15 years, said: “She seems to have travelled quite well and
hopefully she will settle in quickly and mix with our other young
rhino.”
Port Lympne has 21 black rhinos, the largest breeding herd
outside of Africa. The Aspinall Foundation has bred 30 calves to
date, and has successfully returned five back to protected areas of
the wild in Africa.
Black rhinos are critically endangered. Numbers have declined by
90 per cent over the last three generations, due mainly to poaching
for their horns which are used ornamentally and in traditional
Chinese medicine.
Thursday, March 11 2010
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