{"id":11207,"date":"2025-07-23T11:55:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safariwest.com\/?p=11207"},"modified":"2025-09-01T14:28:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T19:28:59","slug":"its-a-boy-safari-west-welcomes-a-new-white-rhino-calf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safariwest.com\/2025\/07\/its-a-boy-safari-west-welcomes-a-new-white-rhino-calf\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome, Ozzy: Safari West Celebrates the Birth of a White Rhino Calf"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update: Ozzy is 6 weeks old!<\/h2>\n

Time flies when you’re a baby rhino! Ozzy is already six weeks old and ready to take on the world.<\/p>\n

“While Ozzy is slowly becoming more independent, he still doesn’t venture too far from mom and follows her cues. Ozzy is very curious about his caretakers and enjoys coming up to say hello and greatly enjoys receiving belly scratches. The keepers have started working with him to get kiss prints and he is quickly following in the footsteps of his older brother, Otto, with his artistic abilities. He has started exploring the wallow with his feet, but we have yet to see him fully take a roll in the mud.<\/p>\n

We provide our animals with choice and control over where they go in their habitats, if they are visible to guests on tour and if they want to interact during animal encounters; while we can’t guarantee anything, if Eesha is comfortable with it (as determined by her caretakers), guests may be able to say hi to Ozzy during our rhino encounters. These up close and personal experiences really allow our guests to appreciate these incredible creatures and we hope through these interactions, our rhinos inspire them to support conservation of rhinos in the wild.”<\/p>\n

~Rhino Keeper Erika Defer\u2060<\/p>\n

We can’t wait to see Ozzy’s personality continue to develop as he gets older. Be sure to follow us on social media for the latest cute videos and pictures!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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