ASHEBORO, N.C. — The North Carolina Zoo says another southern white rhinoceros has been born, the second such birth at the zoo in 11 days.
[Southern white rhino born at NC Zoo, first in 41 years]
The zoo said in a news release the female calf was born early Friday in the Watani Grasslands habitat, which was created for a breeding rhino herd.
Zookeepers described the calf as healthy and doing well. According to the news release, she's expected to gain 100 pounds a month in the first year and could weigh from between 3,500 and 5,500 pounds when fully grown.
The first rhino calf, also a female, was born on July 2. Before that, it had been 41 years since a rhino was born at the zoo.
For more information, visit nczoo.org.
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