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Preciously rare video shows mama rhino giving birth to baby at national park

The video showing a mama rhino giving birth to her baby at a national park was posted on Twitter.

Updated on: Dec 20, 2022, 12:14:15 IST
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A rare sight of a mama rhino giving birth to a newborn baby at a national park was recently posted online. The precious video, since being shared, has won people’s hearts and prompted them to talk about the beauty of the moment. Originally tweeted by Wildfriends Africa, an Eco-tour company in Africa’s Uganda, the video wowed people after it was re-shared by IFS officer Sudha Ramen.

The image, taken from the Twitter video, shows a mama rhino giving birth to her baby at a national park. (Twitter/@WildfriendsUG)
The image, taken from the Twitter video, shows a mama rhino giving birth to her baby at a national park. (Twitter/@WildfriendsUG)

“Wildest sightings… a mother #rhino giving birth, it's quite rare to see these honed members of #bigfive African mammals give birth… more excitement is the fact that these creatures are critically endangered! #Africansafari #wildlife #safari,” wrote Wildfriends Africa while sharing the video.

“It's rare to get such precious moments. A new life, after 16 to 18 months of gestation - #mother #Rhino. The multiple threats for its survival has made these critically endangered species as a population that needs highest protection & conservation,” Raman tweeted while re-sharing the video.

Take a look at the video:

The video was posted a day ago. Since being shared, the clip has received close to 1.1 lakh views and the numbers are only increasing. The tweet has accumulated more than 2,200 likes. People posted various comments while reacting to the video.

“A very rare video of the birth of wildlife,” posted a Twitter user. “Wow great video,” expressed another. “Such an adorable moment. Thank You for sharing this. Wishing the newborn a very happy and healthy life,” commented a third. “Motherhood is thus so special... Rare,” shared a fourth. “Lovely,” wrote a fifth.

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