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What's New > Our Animals > Meet the Rhinos
Meet the Rhinos
at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
 Inge
- Sex: Female
- Weight: 2,855
- Date of Birth: 1993
- Birthplace: South African savanna
Inge (pronounced Ing' ah) came to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in 1997 from the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa. Since her arrival, Inge has given birth to three rhino calves, including her latest offspring born July 11, 2007. Her keepers describe Inge as a "good mother." Her move to the Zoo was through a cooperative agreement with the South African government so she could breed with male rhino Spike, who sired Inge's first two offspring, Azizi, who now resides at the Pittsburgh Zoo, and Kibibi. Spike moved to Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Michigan, where he passed away in 2008. |
 Jimma
- Sex: Male
- Weight: 2,977
- Date of Birth: November 29, 1990
- Birthplace: San Diego Wild Animal Park
Jimma came to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in 2005 on a mission - to become a father for the first time. Previously, his attempts to breed at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Michigan, were unsuccessful; so officials there decided to send him to Cleveland in hopes he'd find success with a more experienced partner. Apparently things worked out with female rhino Inge, who had previously produced two offspring, as Jimma became a father on July 11, 2007.
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 Kibibi
- Sex: Female
- Weight: 2,200
- Date of Birth: August 2, 2003
- Birthplace: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
As only the second black rhino ever born at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Kibibi won the hearts of many Zoo employees, visitors and volunteers when she arrived. Described as a precocious youngster, Kibibi is the older half-sister to the Zoo's two youngest rhinos including the new baby born on August 17, 2010. Kibibi also enjoys painting to benefit rhino conservation projects. She uses her prehensile upper lip to spread paint across the canvas, and her keepers say her technique has advanced with practice. Her mother is Inge, and her father is Spike, who now lives at Potter Park Zoo.
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 Johari
- Sex: Female
- Date of Birth: August 17, 2010
- Birthplace: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
At birth Johari weighed a little more than 100 pounds, and began gaining on average 83 pounds each month! The Zoo celebrated Johari's first birthday with a watermelon "cake."
Some of the archived information is at the following links:
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Rhino Photo Gallery
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| One of the Zoo's black rhinos, Kibibi, and animal keeper during blood draw training. |
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| Jimma, the Zoo's male black rhino |
Mother and daughter, Inge and Kibibi,
playing in the mud |
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| Napping in the afternoon sun |
Dr. Pam Dennis checking the status
of the Zoo's black rhinos |
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