15 MAY 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: KAMARA, a baby eastern black rhinoceros on display at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines. Kamara was born on April 5, 2019 and went on display last weekend. This is the second eastern black rhino born at Blank Park Zoo. The eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) is also known as the East African black rhinoceros. It is a subspecies of the black rhinoceros. Its numbers are very low due to poaching for its horn and it is listed as critically endangered. There are fewer than 1,000 left in the wild. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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