PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Pete, the Oregon Zoo’s black rhino, is getting some female companionship.
Zuri arrived in Portland this week from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on breeding loan. She’s adjusting to her new surroundings and will be joining Pete when the staff feels she is ready.
Oregon Zoo Director Kim Smith says black rhinos are among the most endangered mammals on the planet. Fewer than 3,700 survive.
The zoo association breeding program aims to sustain a genetically diverse population of rhinos in North America.
