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Baby southern white rhinoceros

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In 2000 Auckland Zoo received a pair of adult southern white rhinos from South Africa. The female was pregnant, and in February 2001 she gave birth to a healthy female. At birth, baby white rhinos weigh about 50 kilograms.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Zoos and aquariums – Zoos in the 21st century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/18445/baby-southern-white-rhinoceros (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.