\n White rhino calf Mo at Cotswold Wildlife Park. (Image: Cotswold Wildlife Park and Garde \/ SWNS)\n<\/p>\n
\n Births in captivity are extremely rare, and at the time, he was the only White Rhino born in the UK in 2025.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ruby\u2019s new arrival means that Cotswold Wildlife Park has successfully produced the UK\u2019s only two White Rhino calves this year.\n<\/p>\n
\n In total, including these new siblings, just six white rhinos were born in European zoological collections in 2025.\n<\/p>\n
\n The park\u2019s curator and managing director, Jamie Craig, said: \u201cTo have such a successful record breeding this incredible species is down to our team of dedicated keepers.\n<\/p>\n
\n READ MORE: Florence Pugh spotted with Peaky Blinders boyfriend at UK services<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n \n ”A paddock full of rhino is a great sight and the new arrivals are certainly keeping the team on their toes.”\n<\/p>\n \n The calf has been named \u2018Mo\u2019 in honour of a much-loved member of staff, Mrs Maureen Clifford.\n<\/p>\n \n The key person at the heart of the park\u2019s main office from 1978 until her retirement in 2017, her enduring contribution to the park spanned almost four decades.\n<\/p>\n \n Maureen, affectionately known as \u2018Mo\u2019 to close friends, still visits with her family and is delighted that the new calf is named after her.\n<\/p>\n \n READ MORE: Lady Victoria Beckham breaks silence on changing her name<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n \n It is rare to catch rhino births on camera as females usually give birth during the night.\n<\/p>\n \n Luckily, the day Ruby unexpectedly went into labour, Conservation Officer Bethan Peacock managed to capture the event on camera.\n<\/p>\n \n Just 30 minutes after her birth, Mo was taking her first wobbly steps with mum Ruby gently encouraging her newborn to stand with a little help from her horn.\n<\/p>\n \n The calf will stay with her mother for at least two years, benefiting from her protection.\n<\/p>\n \n READ MORE: Jeremy Clarkson sides with Piers Morgan after ‘vile abuse’<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n Help support trusted local news\n<\/p>\nWhite Rhino calfs Mo and Markus at Cotswold Wildlife Park. (Image: Cotswold Wildlife Park and Garde \/ SWNS)\n<\/p>\n
White Rhino calf Mo with mum Ruby a few hours after birth at Cotswold Wildlife Park. (Image: Rory Carnegie \/ Cotswold Wildlif \/ SWNS)\n<\/p>\n