After a 16 month gestation period Cynthia finally gave birth to a male calf on the 11th July.
Mabaso has joined mum and some of his new neighbours in the Kingdom of the Wild enclosure.
Mabaso has been having a great time exploring and meeting some of the other residents he shares his home with, including a female rhinos and one year old calf Pembe.
The young male has been given the name ‘Mabaso’, after the head game keeper at Colchester Zoo’s UmPhafa Reserve, Siboniso Michael Mabaso who sadly passed away last month.
Mabaso is Colchester Zoo’s third successful white rhino cal...
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Colchester Mercury Theatre
July 17, 2013,
Colchester
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