Babes in the bush carry new hope for Cape's rhinos

The birth of two white rhino calves is being celebrated in the Cape after a grim year for the species due to rampant poaching. The youngest is 11 days old today, suckling and being guarded by a fiercely protective mother at Aquila private game reserve, near Touws River in the Western Cape.The second calf, a male, is 75 days old and playfully finding his feet at the same reserve, which suffered a devastating setback four years ago when poachers attacked three rhinos and used a chainsaw to remove ...