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A zoo in Spain recently welcomed a baby white rhino

The calf was born after a nearly year-and-a-half gestation period

The birth was the culmination of an 18-year effort by zoo staff

A zoo in Spain recently welcomed a baby white rhinoceros after a 491-day gestation period.

BIOPARC Valencia, a zoo located on the eastern coast of the country, announced the arrival of their latest addition through an Instagram post on Nov. 6.

In the translated caption, the zoo shared that the baby rhino was born two days prior on Nov. 4.

“On day 491 of gestation, BIOPARC Valencia witnessed the exciting and live birth of its first northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum),” zoo staff wrote.

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