PHOTOS: So cute! See Zoo Atlanta babies

Southern White Rhino Calf The first southern white rhino calf ever born at Zoo Atlanta has been confirmed to be female. Following a birth on Christmas Eve 2023, the nearly month-old calf, who is believed to weigh between 250 and 300 pounds, continues to do well with her mother in a behind-the-scenes area of the Zoo’s rhino complex. The calf is the first offspring for male Mumbles, who has not yet met his daughter. The teams hope to introduce Kiazi and the calf to Dakari, the new female southern white rhino who joined the animal population in October, and plan to introduce the group to Mumbles this summer. Southern white rhinos, which are the largest of the five rhino species, are not actually white, despite their name. The moniker is believed to have originated with the Afrikaans word wyd, meaning “wide” – a reference to the shape of white rhinos’ upper lips. (Zoo Atlanta)