KANPUR: The Kanpur Zoo staff celebrated birth of rhino offspring on Tuesday. The veterinary doctors described the infant as underweight but said that it was doing fine and drinking milk. The mother, Manu, too was fine. The calf was active and was seen walking in the enclosure.
zoo veterinarian Dr RK Singh said that the calf born to Manu and Rohit was fit. He said that the calf weighed around 30 kgs and would add more weight in days to come. Stating that the calf was born after 16-months of pregnancy, he said that it was doing fine as was its mother. He further said that the newborn and its mother have been separated from Rohit.
Stating that the calf was born around 4.40am on Tuesday, Dr Singh said that Manu was quite restless through out Monday evening.
He added that proper care of mother Rhino was being taken so that it can take care of its calf. "We are giving multi-vitamins and necessary medicines to Manu-the mother Rhino - so that its post delivery complications end soon", said the zoo veterinarian further.
When questioned about the survival rate of the calves of Rhinos, the zoo veterinarian said that the survival rate was high but to prevent infections it would be kept away from public glare for at least three months.
This means there is still a couple of month's time left for the visitors to see the baby Rhino.
The birth of the baby Rhino has left the zoo staff brimming with enthusiasm. Everybody wanted to see the young one but nobody was allowed to go close to the Rhino enclosure.
As soon as the visitors to the zoo came to know about the development they became eager to see the baby Rhino but none was allowed to go there.
Stating that the calf was born around 4.40am on Tuesday, Dr Singh said that Manu was quite restless through out Monday evening.
He added that proper care of mother Rhino was being taken so that it can take care of its calf. "We are giving multi-vitamins and necessary medicines to Manu-the mother Rhino - so that its post delivery complications end soon", said the zoo veterinarian further.
When questioned about the survival rate of the calves of Rhinos, the zoo veterinarian said that the survival rate was high but to prevent infections it would be kept away from public glare for at least three months.
This means there is still a couple of month's time left for the visitors to see the baby Rhino.
The birth of the baby Rhino has left the zoo staff brimming with enthusiasm. Everybody wanted to see the young one but nobody was allowed to go close to the Rhino enclosure.
As soon as the visitors to the zoo came to know about the development they became eager to see the baby Rhino but none was allowed to go there.
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