Rare white rhino Silverio born in a Chilean zoo

Buin Zoo in Chile's capital Santiago unveils a rhino calf named Silverio to the public, making him the third white rhino ever born in South America.

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00:00They are so cute.

00:16So our commitment is to form new families in different parts.

00:20The last four specimens of the white rhinoceros from North Africa came from zoos.

00:27They come from Czech Republic and Germany.

00:30This means that we are the guarantors that these species will not disappear.

00:34Because we are the ones who preserve the last genetics of the last specimens.

00:58He already had his first health check-up.

01:01They weigh him, check his blood samples, put a microchip on him

01:05and after a month or so he has to be monitored again.