A safari park in Bedfordshire has welcomed a bongo calf, one of the most critically endangered animals on the planet, in what it says is a “major success” for global conservation efforts.First-time mum Othaya gave birth to the male eastern mountain bongo calf on 16 October in Woburn Safari Park – the first birth of the species there in more than 10 years.
The eastern mountain bongo has been hunted almost to extinction in the wild, with less than 100 remaining.Head of reserves Tom Robson said: “After a long labour, the large healthy male calf was born and was soon seen standing on wobbly legs, in the deep bed of straw prepared for his arrival. Both mum and calf are doing really well.”Sonny, the calf’s father, joined the four-strong bongo herd at the park last November, and successfully mixed with the females, wasting no time in doing his job and displaying breeding behaviours.
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