CLEVELAND (WJW) – The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s newest baby is ready to make its debut.

The zoo has invited the public to meet the Eastern black rhino calf on Friday at the Zoo’s Daniel Maltz Rhino Reserve

The baby rhino is just about 1 month old. It was born on Saturday, Sept. 13, to 22-year-old mother Kibibbi and 25-year-old father Forrest. • Eastern black rhino calf (Photo courtesy: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo) • Eastern black rhino calf (Photo courtesy: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo) • Eastern black rhino calf (Photo courtesy: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo) • Eastern black rhino calf (Photo courtesy: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo)

According to the zoo, the calf’s birth was a significant milestone in the conservation of the species.

"Eastern black rhinos are critically endangered, with fewer

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