An Indian rhinoceros calf born recently at Hellabrun Zoo in Munich, Germany has been presented to the public for the first time since his birth.
The calf, which was born on Sept. 9, is the first Indian rhinoceros born globally in a zoo this year. Visitors at the zoo can now see him and his mother rhino Rapti in the Rhino House and its open-air field, according to Zoo Borns.
The Indian rhinoceros, also known as the greater one-horned rhino, is native to Nepal and India, and there are less than 3,000 of them left on Earth, making them susceptible to, but are not yet in danger of, extinction.
There are about three rhino species in existence, and this are the largest out of all of them. The survival of these rhinos is often jeopardized because hunters poach for their horns, which is believed to have medicinal value, and loss of habitation, Discovery reported.
The baby Indian rhino has yet to be given a name, and the zoo is asking the public to give them suggestions on what to name him, provided that it must start with "P" and that it makes a reference to Nepal, Rapti's native country.
