Rare Baby Rhino Wows Crowds At Zoo Miami

Aria, rare black Rhino, was born at Zoo Miami on May 25th. (Source: Ron Magill/Zoo Miami)

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She was the 13th successful birth at Zoo Miami. (Source: Ron Magill/Zoo Miami)

She weighed more than 100 pounds at birth. (Source: Ron Magill/Zoo Miami)

She was born after an approximate 15 month gestation period. (Source: Ron Magill/Zoo Miami)

The mother is 14-year-old “Circe” (Source: Ron Magill/Zoo Miami)

The father, “Eddie,” is also 14-years old. (Source: Ron Magill/Zoo Miami)

Aria was a little tentative her first time on display. (Source: Ron Magill/Zoo Miami)

But it didn't take long before she was running from side of the exhibit to the other. (Source: Ron Magill/Zoo Miami)

She really likes to run. (Source: Ron Magill/Zoo Miami)

And she's off.... (Source: Ron Magill/Zoo Miami)

Black rhinos are critically endangered in the wild. (Source: Ron Magill/Zoo Miami)

Rhino horns are prized in some eastern cultures for medicinal purposes and status symbols. (Source: Ron Magill/Zoo Miami)

Only about 5,000 black rhinos remain in the wild. (Source: Ron Magill/Zoo Miami)

There used to be over 100,000 running wild in Africa within the past century. (Source: Ron Magill/Zoo Miami)