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She arrived at the zoo, along with her mother, [[Laptop]], on [[November 4]], [[2008]] from the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas.
She arrived at the zoo, along with her mother, [[Laptop]], on [[November 4]], [[2008]] from the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas.


As part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan for white rhinoceroses, Ajabu, Laptop and [[Max (rhinoceros)|Max]] were transferred together in December [[2021]] to join a larger herd kept at a private facility, where their chances for successful breeding would improve.
As part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan for white rhinoceroses, Ajabu, Laptop and [[Max (rhinoceros)|Max]] were transferred together in December [[2021]] to join a larger herd kept at Brad Kelley's Center for the Conservation of Tropical Ungulates in Punta Gorda, Florida, where their chances for successful breeding would improve.


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== References ==

Revision as of 17:36, 12 January 2022

Ajabu (born c. 2000) is a female southern white rhinoceros who formerly resided at the Birmingham Zoo's "Trails of Africa" exhibit. Her name is Swahili for "surprise."

She arrived at the zoo, along with her mother, Laptop, on November 4, 2008 from the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas.

As part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan for white rhinoceroses, Ajabu, Laptop and Max were transferred together in December 2021 to join a larger herd kept at Brad Kelley's Center for the Conservation of Tropical Ungulates in Punta Gorda, Florida, where their chances for successful breeding would improve.

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