NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia Zoo is welcoming its first baby Southern white rhinoceros.
The zoo announced Monday that the male calf was born to mom, Zina, and dad, Sibindi, on July 11.
Officials say the calf is strong, nursing well and is bonding with his mother.
The new calf needs a name, so the zoo is auctioning off the right to name him. The auction runs through July 30 and proceeds will go to the International Rhino Foundation.
The calf has weighed in at 125 pounds or 57 kilograms. He is 22 inches (56 cm) tall and 36 inches (91 cm) long.
The calf is the first of his species to be born at the Virginia Zoo and his birth brings the zoo's rhino count to four.
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