Rhino was born with the first artificial insemination method in the United States

This is the first time a rhino was born with artificial insemination and the Miami Zoo is celebrating this rare event.

According to CNN, newborn rhino was born at 12:30 am on April 23 and cannot determine its gender. This is Akuti's first child, one-horned Indian rhino over 7 years old.

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New born rhinoceros is born by artificial insemination method.(Photo: cut from the clip).

So far, the baby rhino has no name. Zoo staff said that the status of both rhinos and mothers are stable and will be monitored closely.

"This (health check) will be done when employees realize that they can separate newborn rhinos from close monitoring of the mother rhino. The health check-up can take place in minutes, "said the zoo representative.

Successful artificial insemination opens up the opportunity to conserve rare and precious animals that are often poached for horns.

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Miami Zoo takes care of an Indian rhino individual.(Cropped image from clip).

According to the International Rhino Organization, about 3,500 Indian rhinos remain in the world. The gestation period of Indian rhinos lasts from 15-16 months and maternal rhinos can only give birth once every 2-3 years.

Akuti's mother rhino, which means "Princess" in Hindi, came to the Miami zoo in 2016. Suru's father, meaning "Beginning" in Bengali, came here in 2003.

After many failed attempts to conceive naturally, the team from the East Zoo Reproduction and Conservation Alliance (SEZARC) collaborated with Dr. Monica Stoops of the Cincinnati Zoo, starting the fertilization process. create Akuti in January 2018.

SEZARC has cooperated with a number of American zoos and aquariums to increase the number of rare animals thanks to scientific breeding methods. Last year, the organization failed to breed a white rhino at the Jacksonville Zoo.