Ramat Gan Safari announces birth of rhino calf

The Ramat Gan Safari announces that one of its rhinos had given birth to a healthy male calf and that mother and son were both doing fine.

The 15-year-old Rihanna, named after the Barbados-born R&B singer, gave birth over the weekend at the zoological park, just outside Tel Aviv.

The park says the calf has been named Re’i, which means friend in Hebrew.

“In the spirit of the times, we felt that we could not remain indifferent to what was happening in the country, therefore, we chose the name ‘Re’i’ which symbolizes many things for us from the beginning of the war to the present day, when we understand that in order to return to normalcy with all that this implies, we all need to act for each other, be for each other and be friends and family,” the park says.

This is Rihanna’s fourth calf, following the births of Ruvi, Rami and Rainy Rafiki in recent years. A rhinoceros’s gestation period is usually about a year and a half.