{"id":18599,"date":"2025-04-01T22:30:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=18599"},"modified":"2025-04-01T20:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:48:11","slug":"breaking-rhino-learns-to-hide-second-calf-for-dramatic-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/breaking-rhino-learns-to-hide-second-calf-for-dramatic-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Rhino Learns to Hide Second Calf for Dramatic Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A Little Rhino Calf and a Big Surprise<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Ramat Gan Safari shared an extraordinary post today (Tuesday) that caught many off guard. According to the story, on Monday evening, Elad, a caretaker in the African savanna area, was finishing his shift when he spotted something unexpected: a tiny rhino calf standing next to the adult female rhino, Rihanna.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Safari Wonder<\/strong><br \/>\nElad initially wondered if the calf belonged to another female, but chose to stay and keep watch. He alerted the team, who quickly arrived at the scene. Staff described what they saw as a \u201cwonder\u201d\u2014especially given that rhinos are critically endangered and every new birth is a cause for hope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not a Miracle\u2014But a Rare Evolutionary Phenomenon?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cThis isn\u2019t a miracle,\u201d the safari team explained, \u201cbut rather a rare evolutionary phenomenon.\u201d Their theory? Rihanna may have been carrying twins, but stress during the birth of the first calf caused her to delay delivering the second\u2014until she felt safe enough to do so.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Case Like This Happened in Germany<\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to Keren, the safari\u2019s zoologist, a similar case was recorded about ten years ago at a zoo in Germany, where one calf was born in July and its twin arrived about two months later. The safari team wished Rihanna and the two calves well\u2014and said they\u2019re still waiting to see: are they truly twins\u2026 or possibly even triplets?<\/p>\n<p><strong>And Then Came the Twist<\/strong><br \/>\nLater that day, the safari revealed the truth: the entire story was part of a playful April Fools\u2019 Day prank\u2014fitting for the international day of harmless mischief, and a light-hearted moment for rhino fans everywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A surprising update from the Ramat Gan Safari had animal lovers buzzing this week: a rhino appeared to have given birth to twins\u2014four months apart. 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