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San Antonio Zoo crew mourns loss of rhino baby after mother miscarries, officials say

Zoo officials said they’re ‘extremely saddened’ by the loss

Reina, a female southern white rhino, miscarried her approximately 9-month-old calf on Sept. 2. (San Antonio Zoo)

San Antonio Zoo members are mourning the loss of a baby rhino after the mother miscarried 9 months into her gestation.

A female southern white rhino named Reina miscarried her pregnancy on Saturday, Sept. 2, according to zoo officials.

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“This was Reina’s first pregnancy and we optimistically look forward to future opportunities for her to be a mother,” officials said in a Facebook post.

The gestation period for white rhinos is approximately 16-18 months, the post states.

Zoo crew members said they’re “extremely saddened” by the loss.


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