Wednesday, February 21, 2007
How Adorable Is This?
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JAKARTA, Indonesia - The first Sumatran rhino born in captivity in more than 100 years arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday with a single task — to breed and help save the endangered species from extinction.Read the full story, see more photos.
The 5-year-old rhino, Andalas, was flown from a zoo in the United States to Jakarta's international airport. After a checkup he was to travel another 12 hours by truck and ferry to a rhino sanctuary on Sumatra island, where females Rosa and Ratu await.
"He is young and still full of energy," said Arman Malonongan, Indonesia's director general of forest and wildlife conservation. "Let's just hope he falls in love there."
Labels: Rhinos
Mikesell
1 Snarky Remarks:
think about the customs he had to deal with.
Heather, at 4:11 PM
