Endangered Sumatran rhinoceros born in Indonesia | environment

The endangered Sumatran rhinoceros The smallest and hairiest of the four rhino species Present, born in Indonesia. This information was published by the country’s authorities on Monday (2) morning.

The cub weighs about 27 kg, and its name is still unknown. Born on the premises of the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS), In Way Kambas National Park, Lampung Province, in the tropical Southeast Asian country.

The newborn, covered in black hair, remained standing for about 45 minutes after his birth. The Ministry of Environment said in a statement that the next day they began walking through the forest.

The ministry said that the 22-year-old mother, Ratu, is in a healthy condition. She is originally from Lampung, while her companion Andalas, 23, was born at the Cincinnati Zoo in the US but has since moved to the same zoo where Ratu lives.

The couple had already given birth to Delilah in 2016, and Andato in 2021.

“This is happy news, not only for Indonesia, but for the whole world,” Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya said in the statement.

With the Ratu family only 80 Sumatran rhinos in the worldbased on the 2019 endangered species assessment by the Indonesian government.