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Rare Sumatran Rhino Calf Born in Indonesia

posted by cmn32480 on Friday May 13 2016, @01:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the get-a-good-look-they-might-be-gone-in-your-lifetime dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

A Sumatran rhino gave birth at a sanctuary in Indonesia on Thursday, an official said, taking the critically endangered species a step further away from extinction.

The female calf was born at 5:40 am on western Sumatra island, a spokesman for the environment ministry said.

It was the second baby born to rhino Ratu. Her previous birth four years ago marked the first time a Sumatran rhino had been born in an Asian breeding facility for more than 140 years.

The new calf and Ratu, whose name means "Queen" in Indonesian, were both in good health, with the newborn feeding within two hours, spokesman Novrizal Tahar told AFP.
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Sumatran rhinos are extremely rare, with just 100 believed to exist in the world. The birth is a major boon for the species, which last year was declared extinct in Malaysia.

One baby is a "step further away from extinction."

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Dr John on Friday May 13 2016, @01:53PM

    by Dr John (5995) on Friday May 13 2016, @01:53PM (#345640) Homepage

    But they are going to have a difficult time bringing such a slow breeding species back from the brink. I hope this is just the beginning of a successful breeding program.

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 13 2016, @02:03PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 13 2016, @02:03PM (#345645)

    In other news, you can hunt all the Sumatran Rhino you want in Yellowstone.

    • (Score: 4, Funny) by bob_super on Friday May 13 2016, @04:52PM

      by bob_super (1357) on Friday May 13 2016, @04:52PM (#345731)

      That's actually the solution to save the species: Tell the rhinos that they get permanent residency in a US national park if they have their Anchor Babies there.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 13 2016, @07:30PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 13 2016, @07:30PM (#345798)

      During the Republican presidential debates, the candidates were asked: if you could travel back in time and kill baby RINOs, would you do it?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 13 2016, @02:25PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 13 2016, @02:25PM (#345650)

    With only 100 individuals left, I wonder what the lack of genetic diversity will do to the species even if it does bounce back?
    Sad that humans can let it get that far, but happy that some humans care enough to make a difference.

    • (Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Friday May 13 2016, @05:34PM

      by LoRdTAW (3755) on Friday May 13 2016, @05:34PM (#345747) Journal

      Same supposedly happened to humans tens of thousands of years ago. We were down to maybe a few hundred but bounced back to the point that we are choking the planet with our cancerous presence. Not a bad rebound of you ask me.