Southern white rhinos are the second largest land mammals on Earth and are quite formidable, but their cubs are some of the cutest things you’ll ever see.
Meet Nandi, the baby rhino who took her first breath of life at the ZSL Whipsnade Zoo on August 21st. For the first couple of weeks, Nandi stayed closely with her mom Tuli at the indoor area of their enclosure, taking her time and getting used to her big and rubbery feet.
On September 6th, zookeepers felt that it was finally time for Nandi to take her first venture into the outside world and meet the rest of the herd (also called a “crash”) as well as explore the other parts of their 18-acre enclosure.
This cute and healthy baby rhino is celebrated as an addition to the European Endangered species breeding program. Southern white rhinos are considered to be a threatened species, with only around 10,000 of them left remaining in the wild.
Images & videos: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
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