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'''Ajabu''' (born c. [[2000]]) is a female southern white rhinoceros residing at the [[Birmingham Zoo]].  Her name is Swahili for "surprise."
'''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 Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas. The two will be included in the zoo's [[Trails of Africa]] exhibit, currently under construction.  They are also part of the Species Survival Plan, a program of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to help conserve rhinos and other animals.
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.


== References ==
== References ==
* Cooper, Lauren B. (November 3, 2008) "[http://birmingham.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/11/03/daily9.html Birmingham Zoo adds two rhinos]." ''Birmingham Business Journal''
* Cooper, Lauren B. (November 3, 2008) "[http://birmingham.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/11/03/daily9.html Birmingham Zoo adds two rhinos]." {{BBJ}}
* Thornton, William (November 3, 2008) "[http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/11/birmingham_zoo_prepares_to_add.html Birmingham Zoo prepares to add 2 southern white rhinos to African exhibit]." ''Birmingham News''
* Thornton, William (November 3, 2008) "[http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/11/birmingham_zoo_prepares_to_add.html Birmingham Zoo prepares to add 2 southern white rhinos to African exhibit]." {{BN}}
* "Birmingham Zoo’s 3 white rhinos moved to private facility." (December 13, 2021) WBRC.com


[[Category: 2000 births]]
[[Category: 2000 births]]
[[Category: Zoo animals]]
[[Category: Zoo animals]]
[[Category: Rhinoceroses]]
[[Category: Rhinoceroses]]

Revision as of 16:05, 4 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 a private facility, where their chances for successful breeding would improve.

References