Christmas Miracle at Zoo Atlanta: Birth of First Southern White Rhino on Christmas Eve Christmas Miracle at Zoo Atlanta: Birth of First Southern White Rhino on Christmas Eve Zoo Atlanta has welcomed an adorable Christmas miracle: a baby rhino. The southern white rhinoceros, the first of its kind to be born at the zoo, arrived on December 24, as announced by the park. Described as healthy and robust, the calf is receiving "appropriate maternal care" from its mother, according to park officials in a Monday news release. This marks the second rhino birth at the zoo, the first being an eastern black rhino in 2013. While specific details about the calf were not provided, the zoo mentioned that white rhino newborns can weigh between 100 to 150 pounds at birth, making them one of the "animal kingdom's largest terrestrial mammal babies." ...