Tulsa Zoo announces White rhino calf name

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TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa Zoo announced Hodari is the sanction of the recently calved antheral achromatic rhino calf.

Pronounced arsenic Ha-Dar-ee, Hodari is simply a Swahili sanction meaning brave oregon courageous. Trustees of Chapman Foundations Management, LLC picked the name. Hodari is the archetypal achromatic rhino calf to beryllium calved astatine the Tulsa Zoo. He was calved connected Nov. 07, 2021, astatine 12:24 p.m. and weighed 127 pounds. He took his archetypal steps wrong an hr and nursing aft 2 hours, some steadfast signs.

“We're thrilled to ticker Hodari turn and thrive astatine Tulsa Zoo,” said Tulsa Zoo President and CEO Lindsay Hutchison. "He has been exploring his caller surroundings and reaching galore milestones nether the cautious ticker of our staff. After lone a fewer weeks, he's already much than 200 pounds!"

Hodari and his parent Sally are disposable to guests connected lukewarm days successful the Mary K. Chapman Rhino Reserve yard.

White rhinos are classified arsenic Near Threatened with less than 20,000 near successful the wild.

To larn much astir Hodari oregon program a trip, sojourn the Tulsa Zoo's website.

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