Articles for Intl Rhino Foundation

When a 21-year-old Sumatran rhinoceros named Emi died last month at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, the world lost its only such animal that has given birth successfully in captivity.

Tuesday was a special day for a very special Cincinnati Zoo baby. Harry, an endangered Sumatran rhino, celebrated his first birthday Tuesday morning at the zoo's Wildlife Canyon. Harry is one of four Sumatran rhinos at the zoo. The Cincinnati Zoo is home to the only four Sumatran rhinos in the United States. There are only nine of these endangered rhinos in captivity worldwide. Harry even had a birthday cake, though not in the traditional sense. Instead, the young rhino's birthday ...