White rhino born at National Zoological Garden in Pretoria, South Africa

Mother from Natal. Enclosure is 5 acres in extent. Birth on 23 Oct 1969 at 8:55 am. Calf is called 'seventeen' as he was born on the day of the 17 th birthday of the zoo.

Birth time: 0855 am, in Pretoria, SA, 1969

After 2 hours the calf took its first steps, in the afternoon it was walking about.