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 CINCINNATI (AP) - A Sumatran rhino has given birth to a record-setting third calf, again raising hopes among conservationists that the critically endangered species could be on the road to recovery.
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden announced Monday that Emi delivered a healthy, 86-pound male calf at 10:59 p.m. on Sunday. No other rhino has given birth to more than one calf while in captivity, a zoo statement said.
Emi's first delivery, to a 72-pound male in 2001, was the first by a Sumatran rhino bred in captivity since the 19th century. That calf was sent to Indonesia earlier this year to take part in another breeding program.
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