The Zoo's Newest Member

When hubby wrote his zoo post, he mentioned the zoo's newest addition, a baby rhino.  This past weekend we were finally able to visit the zoo and see the new little girl.  As zoo members, we walked in like pros and knew exactly where to go.  It was so nice to go just to see one animal and not feel like we need to get our money's worth for the ticket.  There were signs from the entrance that pointed you towards their new bundle of joy.  We passed by the daddy rhino and then found the mommy and baby rhinos.

At first, the mommy rhino was protecting her baby from all the onlookers... there were plenty of people at the zoo who also wanted to see the new baby.  Hubby and I waited, and after a while, the momma began to move.  All of a sudden, from behind the mother's shadow, the baby emerged.  She is the cutest!  Rhinos, when you look at them fairly close up for long enough, look a lot like dinosaurs or some sort of prehistoric creature.  The baby looked so fresh and new and just adorable with her unweathered skin.  They walked right by us as they went to get some water.  Hubby and I are looking forward to going back many times and see how she grows up.

 This is the daddy rhino (we think) who was kept in a neighboring enclosure.

 The mother rhino kept the new baby hidden for a while.

 Eventually, the new little girl game out to play.

 Here they are walking to the water.  The baby still has a lot of growing to do.