Baby Rhino Marks An Important Breakthrough

Zoo Miami is celebrating its newest addition - a baby Indian rhino born this week.

But this rhino is more than just a cute baby - it could be an important breakthrough in preserving the world's rhinocerous population. The baby, who doesn't yet have a name, is the first Indian rhino to be successfully born via artificial insemination. Breeding Indian rhinos is difficult because females are pregnant for up to 15 months and only give birth to one calf at a time.

There are only about 3,500 Indian rhinos left in the world. Both the baby and its mother, a 7-year-old rhino named Akuti, seem to be healthy and doing well.

The zoo will continue to update fans with photos on its Facebook page.

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