# Endangered black rhino born at Des Moines zoo **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 19, 2016, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endangered-black-rhino-born-at-des-moines-zoo/769010 "2016-10-19T05:33:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endangered-black-rhino-born-at-des-moines-zoo/769010/1 "2016-10-19T05:33:06Z")
There’s only a 1000 black rhinos left. A successful birth is quite an event. Photos are always required for birth announcements. This article includes a long slideshow of the baby at the end of the article. Ayana’s birth video is amazing. Very quick and no fuss. No significant blood spill either. I assume to avoid attracting predators. I know rhinos are considered very temperamental and dangerous. But they certainly produce adorable babies. > **[Endangered black rhino born at Des Moines zoo](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2016/10/17/endangered-black-rhino-born-des-moines-iowa-blank-park-zoo/92294720/)** > > The rhino barn at Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo has a new inhabitant. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endangered-black-rhino-born-at-des-moines-zoo/769010/2 "2016-10-19T17:05:38Z")
Cute as the dickens! ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endangered-black-rhino-born-at-des-moines-zoo/769010/3 "2016-10-19T17:47:25Z")
Awwww. I love the little nubs where the horn is going to be. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endangered-black-rhino-born-at-des-moines-zoo/769010/4 "2016-10-19T17:57:51Z")
Endangered primarily due to their use for lining pick up truck beds. Sad. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endangered-black-rhino-born-at-des-moines-zoo/769010/5 "2016-10-19T18:33:51Z")
My favorite. [![](https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/60c12ab0f259b3b731cb8cdf200a2a3cdfc6ec23/c=516-0-4632-3095&r=x483&c=640x480/local/-/media/2016/10/17/IAGroup/DesMoines/636123109148022161-EH0A3906.JPG) ](https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/60c12ab0f259b3b731cb8cdf200a2a3cdfc6ec23/c=516-0-4632-3095&r=x483&c=640x480/local/-/media/2016/10/17/IAGroup/DesMoines/636123109148022161-EH0A3906.JPG) Is that red area his tongue? Sticking out? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endangered-black-rhino-born-at-des-moines-zoo/769010/6 "2016-10-19T18:45:32Z")
I think the wee pink part is her nostril. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endangered-black-rhino-born-at-des-moines-zoo/769010/7 "2016-10-19T19:35:57Z")
I think you’re right. The red is closer to his nose than the mouth.