#mamaandbabe

“Years and years of working with rhinos has certainly taught us one thing: much like humans, rhinos all have very different personalities. Some are sassy, others are reserved, many are inquisitive and almost all are very protective of their crash and their young. The new mom pictured here is named Rachel, and she’s what us humans would call an introvert ☺️ It’s fairly unusual for female rhinos not to walk with a crash, but Rachel is the exception. She seems to enjoy her own company and the dominant bull on this property had to actively woo her for almost a year before winning her affections. (Girl has high standards...! 😂 #relationshipgoals ladies!) When we performed a horn devaluation procedure on Rachel in November 2017, she was probably already pregnant (white rhino pregnancies last between 16 and 18 months) with this little bundle of cuteness, born just a few days ago. What a blessing to see her now - a proud, nurturing mom, calf at foot and striking horns intact.”

“Did you know that in the 1970s there were only an estimated 200 golden lion tamarins living? Zoo Atlanta has participated in golden lion tamarin conservation for nearly 30 years, and there are wild golden lion tamarins living in the Atlantic Coastal Forest today who are descended from two family groups from Zoo Atlanta. Thanks to conservation efforts the numbers in the wild have increased to around 3,000!"

“April the Giraffe with her new male calf, March 16, 2019, in Harpursville, N.Y. The Animal Adventure Park said April gave birth to a healthy male calf on March 16, 2019.”

“A baby western lowland gorilla named Grace was born May 1 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.”

“Too incredible not to share! Lead aquarist, Kasey Butler, filmed the birth of the cownose stingray pup, Baylor, who was born June 26. He is currently off public view. Welcome to the world, Baylor!”