Party reveals gender of a special baby (rhino)
The reserve is excited to share the news of the new baby rhino with South Africa and encourages visitors to come and see her.
How does one celebrate the arrival of a truly precious gem? With a very special gender reveal party, of course.
Since it wouldn’t have been practical to do a sonar scan on a rhino cow before her calf is born, the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve in the Cradle of Humankind had to wait just a little longer to make the announcement.
It was only on Saturday, 17 November that the world discovered that a little female has joined the herd.
According to Jessica Khupe, brand manager of the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve this is good news because it means that the new arrival will get to live out the rest of her days at the reserve.
“Male calves have to be relocated when they reach maturity, both to avoid aggression by the dominant bull, as well as the risk of inbreeding,” she explained.
Guests invited to the party were treated to a game drive and were lucky to see mom and baby rhino along with some of the reserve’s other residents, including sable antelope, zebra, eland, roan antelope and black wildebeest.
After the game drive, Jessica cut the adorable rhino-themed cake to reveal … pink! She also handed over a cheque for R20 000 to The Rhino Orphanage, which takes care of rhino babies that do not have mothers.
The donation was part of the campaign to raise awareness of the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve’s missing billboard, which vanished from a site near Lanseria Airport in early August. When a competitor safari park mocked the loss of the billboard in a Facebook post, the reserve challenged them to match a donation ahead of World Rhino Day. The competitor failed to match the donation, and although the mystery of the missing billboard has not been solved, the rhinos will benefit.
Jessica said the reserve is excited to share the news of the new rhino calf with South Africa and encourages visitors to come and see her.
“Thank you to everyone who came to support us. We look forward to sharing how she grows over the coming months and years,” she concluded.
To find out more, go to https://www.rhinolion.co.za, call 011 957 0106 or visit https://www.facebook.com/rhinoandlion.
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