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The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Centre for Conservation & Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) and the Buffalo Zoo are excited to announce the birth of a female Indian Rhino calf produced by artificial insemination (AI), and born 5 June. This is the first offspring for a male Rhino who never contributed to the genetics of the Indian Rhino population during his lifetime — a major victory for endangered species around the world and a lifetime of work in the making — via ZooBorns

On Sunday, 25 May, a Black Rhinoceros was born just after 11.00pm. This was the 13th successful birth at Zoo Miami for this highly endangered species. Weighing 55kg, the female calf was born after an approximately 15 month gestation period. The 14 year old mother, named Circe, was born at the Riverbanks Zoo and arrived at Zoo Miami in 2006. The father, named Eddie, is also 14 years old and was born at the Cincinnati Zoo — via ZooBorns

Three Sumatan Tiger cubs born on 4 May at the Topeka Zoo have grown so big that they no longer fit on the baby scale for their weigh-ins — via ZooBorns

The staff at Zoo Miami knows that their fans are eager to see more of the Clouded Leopard cubs born 13 March — so they’ve released some new photos from a recent veterinary checkup — via ZooBorns

As adults, Africa’s Serval cats are one of the world’s most successful hunters. But as kittens, these future spotted killers are one of the cutest creatures you’ve ever seen. Making their debut in Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens, the brother and sister Servals are just two months old — via ZooBorns