# Near-threatened white rhino gives birth to baby calf at British zoo

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/near-threatened-white-rhino-gives-birth-to-baby-calf-at-british-zoo/
- Published: 2026-11-10T16:10:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T16:56:03+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/world-news/near-threatened-white-rhino-gives-birth-to-baby-calf-at-british-zoo/
- Topics: Africa, UK, World

## Key points

- Whipsnade Zoo has welcomed its 61st Southern white rhino calf.
- Mazinda was born on 1 November, weighing about 88 pounds.
- The species has recovered, but poaching and habitat loss remain threats.

## Summary

Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire has welcomed Mazinda, a male Southern white rhino calf born on 1 November. The birth marks the 61st calf at the zoo since its conservation breeding programme began in 1970, continuing a long-running effort to protect a species that once neared extinction.

Mazinda weighed an estimated 88 pounds at birth and is the calf of Fahari and Sizzle. His name recalls the first white rhino born in Europe, at Whipsnade in 1971. Southern white rhinos have recovered from a wild population of about 20 in South Africa in the late 19th century to an estimated 17,500 across Africa, but poaching and habitat loss remain threats.

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