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Zimbabwean black rhino named after Britain's Prince George
22 Sep 2015 at 15:51hrs | Views
Chiyedza and little George
Rangers in southern Zimbabwe say a black rhino calf born at about the same time as Britain's Prince George really is a boy and can now be "officially" named George, News24 reported.
The young rhino's mother Chiedza is so attentive that she has kept her baby mostly hidden from sight for more than two years in south-eastern Zimbabwe's Save Valley Conservancy.
Rangers knew the calf had been born but it's taken them until now to be able to get close enough to work out that George really is a boy, according to a post on the blog wildlifeandwilddogs, which is managed by well-known wildlife artist Lin Barrie, who is based at Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge, near the Save Valley Conservancy.
"Now at last we have fully confirmed that young George is in fact a boy and can be officially named so in honour of the young Prince George, who we hope will follow in his families' footsteps as champions of endangered wildlife and cultures!" the post reads.
It was retweeted by a Save Valley Conservancy twitter account.
Prince George was born on July 22 2013. It's not clear exactly on which day George the rhino was born, though it was about the same time.
"Little George is happily thriving, protected by [Chiedza's] canny intelligence," says the blog post. He is old enough to have been given his own tracking number.
Lodges and wildlife workers often name wild animals to help in identification and, sometimes, to endear the animals to tourists.
The young rhino's mother Chiedza is so attentive that she has kept her baby mostly hidden from sight for more than two years in south-eastern Zimbabwe's Save Valley Conservancy.
Rangers knew the calf had been born but it's taken them until now to be able to get close enough to work out that George really is a boy, according to a post on the blog wildlifeandwilddogs, which is managed by well-known wildlife artist Lin Barrie, who is based at Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge, near the Save Valley Conservancy.
"Now at last we have fully confirmed that young George is in fact a boy and can be officially named so in honour of the young Prince George, who we hope will follow in his families' footsteps as champions of endangered wildlife and cultures!" the post reads.
Prince George was born on July 22 2013. It's not clear exactly on which day George the rhino was born, though it was about the same time.
"Little George is happily thriving, protected by [Chiedza's] canny intelligence," says the blog post. He is old enough to have been given his own tracking number.
Lodges and wildlife workers often name wild animals to help in identification and, sometimes, to endear the animals to tourists.
Source - News24
