Lincoln Park Zoo’s child rhino lastly has a reputation — Romeo!
An extended-time zoo supporter picked the title for the jap black rhinoceros calf, born May 19, based on a zoo spokesperson. The species is critically endangered.
Kapuki, Romeo’s 13-year-old mom, spent a month bonding along with her new child calf inside earlier than they had been lastly given entry to their out of doors habitat June 18 — not that Romeo was too psyched about it.
Though he poked his head out, Romeo barely stepped outdoors. Trainers tried to lure Kapuki out with meals, treats and different ways, hoping her son would observe, however the rhinos had been content material to remain indoors and have been since, the zoo mentioned.
“Every day, the animals have the choice to be in whatever part of the habitat,” Mike Murray, the zoo’s curator of mammals, advised the Chicago Sun-Times. “This is not unusual for a rhino to choose not to go somewhere.”
Since his big-city debut, Romeo has realized focused, positive-reinforcement coaching, and he stepped on the size for the primary time, weighing a whopping 174 kilos.
If the rain stays away, Kapuki and Romeo could lastly begin spending extra time outside the place zoogoers can go to them.