The South African National Parks said in an appreciation post on social media, they are thankful to two visitors to the Kruger National Park, who reported two young calves (aged 12 – 18 months), spotted alone and distressed.
The rhinos, whose mom must have been poached, were caught and moved to a care facility managed by Care For Wild.
Care for Wild, said the two calves were in distress, when they arrived at the facility.
The team withdrew, to allow them space to process, relax, and investigate their new surroundings.
Monitoring continues in a boma, sponsored by babyrhinorescueorg.
The young ones are watched through a camera system overnight, to monitor behaviour and movement.
The centre reported the calves are eating natural grass, drinking water, sleeping, urinating, defecating -all important behavioural and health indicators.
“We were so happy to see that both calves were very calm and resting deeply. They slept peacefully and remained close to one another throughout the night, a small but very important sign of comfort and reassurance as they begin their rehabilitation journey together.”
Pictures: Care for Wild