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highly endangered Sumatran rhinoceros gave birth to a calf today
in western Indonesia, a forestry official said. It is only the
fifth known birth in captivity for the species in 123 years.
The mother, Ratu, delivered the male calf after a nearly
16-month pregnancy at Way Kambas National Park in Lampung
province, said Novianto Bambang, director of biodiversity
conservation at the Forestry Ministry. "This is a historic birth
because Sumatran rhinos are on the brink of extinction," Bambang
said.  He said both mother and calf are doing well. The US-based
International Rhino Foundation called the first birth of a
Sumatran rhino at an Indonesian facility "monumental" and said
it was one of the most significant advances in conservation
efforts for the species.  There are an estimated 200 Sumatran
rhinos living in the wild in small groups in Indonesia and
Malaysia, half the number of 15 years a