Jill's Pick from Around the World: Rare rhino pregnancy fuels hope for endangered species


Ratu, a Sumatran rhino, is expected to give birth in May 2011.
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When the news came, animal conservationist Susie Ellis was ecstatic. This wasn't just an extraordinary pregnancy, but hope for the survival of a vanishing species. Ratu, a Sumatran rhino, is pregnant and if all goes well, she will give birth at an Indonesian rhino sanctuary in May 2011. Her mate, Andalas, is the first of only three Sumatran rhinos born in captivity in 112 years. His offspring will be the fourth. "This is a big step forward for the species," said Ellis, executive director of the International Rhino Foundation, based in Yulee, Florida.

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    Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 3/18/2010 11:00 AM
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