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Added on the 27/10/2021 15:21:16 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Baby rhino, Qabid, steps out in public for the first time
A Belgian zoo shares the first images of a baby white rhino, born on the 25th of November. The young rhino and his mum, Madiba, are both doing well. IMAGES
Video provided courtesy of the Berlin Zoo shows the adorable moments when an as yet unnamed newly born polar bear cub took his first steps. A camera captured Berlin Zoo’s newest Arctic addition trying and failing to stand up on the floor of his private enclosure Tonja, the mother polar bear, is breastfeeding her cub every couple of hours and keeping close watch over the little one as he scrambles about on the hay. The cub weighed just over 1 pound when it was born last month. The gender of the little bear hasn't yet been determined, but by the time polar bears are fully grown, males weigh nearly one thousand pounds and females weigh up to 550. Tonja gave birth to twins on November third, but, unfortunately, one of the pair died, a fact which is not uncommon in the wild. The cub was kept under special care by zoo staff and veterinarians for a month, common practice for zoos with newborn bear cubs, before press were even allowed to photograph the baby animal.
Footage courtesy of the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa shows a newborn baby rhino bathing with her mother on Sunday. The baby rhino was born on October 11 weighing 80 pounds, standing 21 inches tall, measuring 35 inches long. The yet-to-be-named female rhino is only one of seven rhinos in the world to have been born in a zoo this year.
Splish, splash: A newly born baby rhino takes a bath at Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Footage provided courtesy of the Oregon Zoo on Tuesday shows this adorable 10 month-old polar bear cub named Nora playing in a pool of Ice at her enclosure in Portland. Nora explored her new enclosure, wriggling around in a tub of crushed ice and swimming in the pool. The young polar bear will be taking some time to settle into her new home, and if all continues to go well, Zoo visitors can expect to see her later in October.