Update, Aug. 8: Want to see the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden's critically endangered black rhino calf? If you're lucky, you might catch a glimpse of him on an upcoming visit: Three-week-old Kendi and mom Seyia are now making brief appearances in their outdoor habitat.

“Kendi is a brave little guy and would probably run all over the yard if his mom would let him,” the zoo's senior veldt keeper Marjorie Barthel said in a news release. “She’s a first-time mom and is being protective. They have access to go outside and do walk out occasionally, but it will take time for mom to feel comfortable enough to let Kendi explore the entire outdoor space.”

Previous reporting, July 18: The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden's new baby black rhino, Kendi, is doing well, according to zoo officials.

Mom Seyia gave birth to the calf on Monday.

The staff voted to name the calf Kendi, which means “the loved one” in Swahili.

"The baby is doing great and mom is taking great care of her," Communications Director Michelle Curley said Wednesday. "The keepers are being cautious and hands off so mom can continue to do a great job."

Zendi's estimated weight is 80 pounds, but the keepers won't get a real weight until the veterinarians do an exam next week at the earliest, according to Curley.

Kendi is the first baby black rhino at the Cincinnati Zoo since 1999. Before then, 16 black rhino calves have been born there.

Dad Faru came to Cincinnati two years ago from Atlanta, where he sired one calf, as a potential mate for Seyia. A breeding recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP), which manages zoo populations, sparked the move.

Black rhinos are critically endangered, with poaching and habitat loss cited as among the threats to the species. Fewer than 5,000 black rhinos remain in the world, and approximately 115 live in North American Zoos and are managed by the SSP.

One of the oldest known species of mammals, black rhinos are native to Eastern and Central Africa and weigh between 1,760 and 3,080 pounds as adults. Newborn calves, born after a 15-month gestation period, weigh between 73 and 121 pounds.

Scientists at the zoo's Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) have been studying black rhinos, including health issues, mating behavior and hormones.

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