Endangered rhino born in a Czech zoo named Kyiv in support of Ukraine


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Kyiv, the male rhino calf, standing in its enclosure next to its mother Eva at the zoo in Dvur Kralove, Czech Republic. Photos: Petr David Josek/AP

A Czech zoo has welcomed a critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros baby that has taken the name of Ukraine's capital Kyiv in honour of that country's resistance to invading Russian forces.

The rhino was born early on March 4 in the Dvur Kralove zoo, a rare occurrence for the facility even if it has the most rhinos belonging to the subspecies.

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