Meet Our Baby Rhinos | North Carolina Zoo

A large grey Rhino with no horns stands alone, nibbling on grass in the middle of a wide plain that is sprinkled with trees and patches of tall grass.

Nandi was born on July 2, 2018 to mother Linda and father Stormy. This was the first southern white rhinoceros born at the Zoo in 41 years. Nandi weighed in at around 90 pounds at birth, and will gain 100 pounds a month in the first year.

The North Carolina Zoo is committed to being part of rhinoceros conservation initiatives both within the zoo community and internationally in order to ensure the survival of this species.

A Mom and baby southern white rhino standing next to each other in a field of tall, green grass. Another Rhinoceros mom and baby stand nearby. A group of Bongos stands in the shade of some trees in the background.

Bonnie was born on July 13, 2018 to mother Kit and father Stormy. She was named by her zookeepers in honor of longtime Zoo supporters. Bonnie was born 11 days after her half-sister, Nandi, and they both can be seen on the expansive Watani Grasslands habitat in the Africa region.

The birth of Bonnie brought the number of southern white rhinoceros at the Zoo to nine, with seven on public view at the Watani Grasslands and two older rhinos in an off-viewing retirement habitat.

Nandi and Bonnie's Father Stormy, a large, grey rhino standing in a grassy field.

Stormy, a male rhinoceros at the Zoo, is the father to both Nandi and Bonnie. Stormy came to the North Carolina Zoo in 2014 to be with the four female rhinoceros—Linda, Kit, Natalie and Abby.