Two UK safari parks have completed a rhino swap and united sisters for the first time as part of a conservation programme to help save the species from extinction.
Bonnie, a two-tonne Southern white rhino, has arrived at West Midlands Safari Park while Granville made his way to Woburn Safari Park, in Bedfordshire.
Granville was born at West Midlands in 2018 to mum Ailsa, who coincidentally is also eight-year-old Bonnie’s sister meaning they have now met for the first time.
Bonnie is joining the herd of eight white rhinos at the Worcestershire attraction while Granville has gone off to be part of a breeding programme a Woburn.
The attractions say its hoped their collaborative efforts will go some way to preserving genetic diversity of the species which are at risk of becoming extinct.
Bonnie, a two-tonne Southern white rhino, has arrived at West Midlands Safari Park while Granville made his way to Woburn Safari Park, in Bedfordshire.
Granville was born at West Midlands in 2018 to mum Ailsa, who coincidentally is also eight-year-old Bonnie’s sister meaning they have now met for the first time.
Bonnie is joining the herd of eight white rhinos at the Worcestershire attraction while Granville has gone off to be part of a breeding programme a Woburn.
The attractions say its hoped their collaborative efforts will go some way to preserving genetic diversity of the species which are at risk of becoming extinct.
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00:00Hi, my name is Lisa Watkins and I am head keeper of ungulates at Westminster Safari
00:06Park, which means I get to look after these beautiful rhinos that you can see behind me.
00:14We recently welcomed Bonnie into our herd.
00:16She's a seven-year-old female who is actually related to one of the females that we already
00:20have here, who is called Elsa.
00:23They've never met each other, but they seem to get on like a house on fire, and Bonnie
00:27has made a really good friendship with Elsa since being here, as well as really good
00:32relationships with all the other members of the herd.
00:34She's settled in really well with all the other animals and we're really pleased to
00:37have her here at Westminster Safari Park.