One of Animal Kingdom’s resident white rhinos gave birth to a bouncing 63-kilogram baby boy early this week (Oct. 25), giving further hope in the efforts to save the magnificent endangered species. The calf was born following a 16-month pregnancy by Kendi, who was the first rhino born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom back in 1999. Since then, 10 more white rhino calves have been born at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

Keepers at the park report that calf and mother are doing well. While rhinos are gregarious by nature, for now, the calf is resting, nursing and bonding with his mom.

The yet-to-be-named rhino is expected to join the “crash” – the term for a group of rhinos – on the theme park’s savanna in the coming weeks. Guests aboard the park’s Kilimanjaro Safaris attraction will then have a chance to see the calf in its habitat.

Kendi was paired with dad Dugan through one of the Species Survival Plans overseen by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to ensure the responsible breeding of endangered species.

The animal care team is also caring for two other rhinos expected to give birth in 2021. This is especially significant, as white rhinos – the world’s second largest land animal – are an endangered species with a near-threatened status.