King roaming around the Oregon Zoo’s newly opened Rhino Ridge (Photo by Michelle Schireman)
If you have been thinking about heading to the Oregon Zoo, there’s a new resident that may encourage you to visit soon. The newly welcomed 3000 black rhinoceros is 8 years old, and arrived in Oregon Sept 10. Known as King, the impressive rhino is fitting in greatly at the zoo’s new Rhino Ridge. King belongs to the subspecies of black rhinoceros, which is considered critically endangered.
“If he’s outside, he’ll be hard to miss,” said Kelly Gomez, who oversees the zoo’s rhino area. “So far, he’s settling in really well, with a
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