
Czech zoo cheers birth of endangered eastern black rhino
A newly born eastern black rhino plays with a pumpkin in its enclosure at the zoo in Dvur Kralove, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Czech zoo cheers birth of endangered eastern black rhino
By: , Associated Press
October 30, 2017
Published: October 30, 2017
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An eastern black rhinoceros was born in a Czech zoo. Experts say it is a small but important step in efforts to save the animals from extinction.
Only a few hundred remain in African reserves. There they are protected from poachers. Some 140 are in European zoos.
The rhino was born on Oct. 2 in the Dvur Kralove Zoo. It boasts the greatest number of the animals in Europe.
Curator Jan Zdarek says the calf has been in good shape and will stay with her mother. Her mother’s name is Etosha. She will stay with her for at least a couple of years.
After that, she might join four others from the zoo. They were taken to their native habitat in Africa.
Zdarek says it is still not clear whether efforts to save the black rhinos will be successful.
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CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
Why is a rhino in the Czech Republic?
Write your answers in the comments section below
The rhino is in the Czech Republic because the rhinos are in danger.
The reason the black rhino is in the Czech Republic is because that is where it lives.
It is so cool that this rhino was born. In love that they are saving this rhino. I hope there are more to come.
According to the article, "Czech Zoo Cheers Birth of Endangered Eastern Black Rhino", the rhino was in Czech Republic because it was born in the zoo. It will remain in the zoo for a couple of years to be with its mother. After that she will join four others from the zoo. This is all efforts to help save the animals from extinction.
the rhino was born in Czech to help him even though it was small
they are protecting the Black Rhino from poachers
i like rhinos and some of them are cute but i'm happy that some are in zoos but sad that they are instinked and there very interesting to read about...
it should stay with its mothers and its also a place to keep away from the poacher
black rinos are rare and they are adordle.
I think the rhino is in Czech Republic because, they are endangered so, they want these rhinos to breed. I think this article was not very long, but very informational. It puts a lot of information in one short article. I think this is a good thing because, I do not get bored of it, but I get information out of it. Overall, I think this is a pretty well-done article.