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In Germany, Baby Rhino Is the New Knut

Baby rhinoceros rejected by its mother will be raised by humans

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(Newser) – A rhinoceros born Sunday in Germany is poised to become that country’s next cute and cuddly animal sensation, Der Spiegel reports. The as yet unnamed baby rhino, already 128 pounds, will live at the zoo in the city of Münster and be raised by humans after its mother rejected it. The 18-year-old mother, Emmi, had killed two of her offspring previously, and was acting distraught during the birth.

“Emmi kept pushing the little rhino into a corner,” says a Münster Zoo biologist. “We decided to intervene after four minutes.”

The newborn rhino is fed at Allwetterzoo Zoo in Muenster, Germany. The rhino was born Sunday.
The newborn rhino is fed at Allwetterzoo Zoo in Muenster, Germany. The rhino was born Sunday.   (AP Photo)
A newborn rhino is seen together with its keepers Manuela Hofmann, right, and Michael Adler, left, yesterday at the Allwetterzoo Zoo in Muenster, Germany. The rhino was born Sunday.
A newborn rhino is seen together with its keepers Manuela Hofmann, right, and Michael Adler, left, yesterday at the Allwetterzoo Zoo in Muenster, Germany. The rhino was born Sunday.   (AP Photo)
The newborn rhino.
The newborn rhino.   (AP Photo)
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BlueAyez
Sep 23, 09 9:40 AM CDT
A point against zoos -- frequent rejection of offspring animals due to stress. Reply
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Unaffiliated
Sep 23, 09 9:53 AM CDT
For a good story with an interesting take on zoos, check out _Life of Pi_.
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schmidtkoff
Sep 23, 09 11:52 AM CDT
anything to try and save endangered species is ok with me. we have to keep trying it is too important to ignore. any break in the chain is will ultimately affect humans. we are too interrelated. the web of life folks. Reply
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westonism
Sep 23, 09 12:00 PM CDT
Without captive populations some of these animals would eventually go extinct. As long as some idiot in China is willing to pay $10,000 dollars for Yak dandruff, we have to keep as much genetic diversity as possible. Otherwise our children won't have a natural world to appreciate. Reply
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JoeQ
Sep 23, 09 12:15 PM CDT
Scientists should study the genetics of the large game animals and figure out how to make them small. Reply
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