LA Zoo | Meet Marshall The Rhino! @TheLosAngelesZoo | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 6 hours ago
Something BIG has come to the L.A. Zoo! Introducing Marshall, a four-year-old male greater one-horned rhinoceros. 🦏 Marshall arrived Saturday, Sept. 9 from Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. He has spent the last month in quarantine, which is a requirement for all new animals, and helps veterinarians and animal care staff monitor behavior and health to make sure that he is acclimated to his new habitat. We are happy to report that he is settling in nicely. “Marshall’s arrival in Los Angeles is truly a moment of pride for our City,” said Denise Verret, CEO & Zoo Director, Los Angeles Zoo. “The L.A. Zoo has a long history in providing husbandry, care, and wellbeing for rhinoceroses and supporting their conservation in their native habitats. The Zoo is thrilled to bring this keystone species back to L.A., which will allow Angelenos to form deeper connections to rhinos and support these animals both in Los Angeles and in the wild.” Classified as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), conservation efforts have helped increase the greater one-horned rhinoceros' population to around 4,000 individuals. This species of rhino is largely solitary in nature. Zoo visitors can view Marshall in Rhino Plaza, located across from the Sumatran tiger.
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Something BIG has come to the L.A. Zoo! Introducing Marshall, a four-year-old male greater one-horned rhinoceros. 🦏 Marshall arrived Saturday, Sept. 9 from Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. He has spent the last month in quarantine, which is a requirement for all new animals, and helps veterinarians and animal care staff monitor behavior and health to make sure that he is acclimated to his new habitat. We are happy to report that he is settling in nicely. “Marshall’s arrival in Los Angeles is truly a moment of pride for our City,” said Denise Verret, CEO & Zoo Director, Los Angeles Zoo. “The L.A. Zoo has a long history in providing husbandry, care, and wellbeing for rhinoceroses and supporting their conservation in their native habitats. The Zoo is thrilled to bring this keystone species back to L.A., which will allow Angelenos to form deeper connections to rhinos and support these animals both in Los Angeles and in the wild.” Classified as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), conservation efforts have helped increase the greater one-horned rhinoceros' population to around 4,000 individuals. This species of rhino is largely solitary in nature. Zoo visitors can view Marshall in Rhino Plaza, located across from the Sumatran tiger.
#Rhino #GreaterOneHornedRhino #LAZoo
