Adorable, Rare One-Horned Indian Rhino Born at Zoo Miami, the First by Artificial Insemination

The little one arrived at 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, to mom Akuti, 7, and dad Suru, 18, following a 15-month pregnancy. It is just the second successful birth of this rare species at the Florida facility, and the first in recorded history to be the result of induced ovulation and artificial insemination.

According to Zoo Miami, there are less than 3,000 Indian rhinos left in the wild, and the numbers are decreasing due to poaching — the animals’ horns are used for medicine and as dagger handles. Zoo staff hopes this recent birth is a step in maintaining “a healthy population under human care of this highly vulnerable species.”

source: people.com