Buffalo Zoo welcomes Patrick the rhino from the Bronx Zoo

Patrick, a 5-year-old male greater one-horned rhinoceros, recently arrived in Buffalo from the Bronx Zoo, where he was born on June 20, 2021. The move is part of a breeding recommendation through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan. Weighing more than 3,600 pounds, Patrick is already acquainting himself with his new surroundings and getting to know his dedicated keeper team. It’s hoped that he will eventually breed with the zoo’s younger female greater one-horned rhino, 5-year-old Georgia. kAm!2EC:4< :D 4FCC6?E=J D6EE=:?8 :?E@ 9:D ?6H 9@>6 369:?5 E96 D46?6D 2?5 ?@E J6E G:D:3=6 E@ 8F6DED] %96 K@@ H:== D92C6 FA52E6D 2D 96 4@?E:?F6D E@ 244=:>2E6 2?5 =@@ E@ E96 AF3=:4] ':D:E@CD 2C6 6?4@FC2865 E@ 7@==@H E96 qF772=@ +@@’D D@4:2= >65:2 492??6=D 7@C 2 7:CDE =@@< 2E !2EC:4< 2?5 2??@F?46>6?ED 23@FE 9:D 563FE]k^Am kAm“w:D 2CC:G2= C6AC6D6?ED >@C6 E92? ;FDE 2 ?6H 255:E:@? E@ @FC C9:?@ 72>:=J] xE :D 2? :>A@CE2?E :?G6DE>6?E :? E96 7FEFC6 @7 E96 qF772=@ +@@’D 8C62E6C @?6\9@C?65 C9:?@ AC@8C2>[” {:D2 $>:E9[ qF772=@ +@@ AC6D:56?E U2>Aj rt~[ D2:5] “(6 2C6 A2CE:4F=2C=J AC@F5 @7 E96 4@?EC:3FE:@?D qF772=@ 92D >256 E@ C9:?@ 42C6 2?5 4@?D6CG2E:@? @G6C >2?J J62CD]”k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mq:8 >@G6 7@C 2 3:8 2CC:G2=k^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm|@G:?8 2? 2?:>2= 36EH66? 244C65:E65 K@@D C6BF:C6D 42C67F= A=2??:?8[ DA64:2=:K65 6BF:A>6?E[ 2?5 2? 6IEC2@C5:?2CJ =6G6= @7 4@@C5:?2E:@?] u@C 2 C9:?@ E92E H6:89D ?62C=J EH@ E@?D[ E92E C6BF:C6D E2<:?8 E9:?8D E@ 2?@E96C =6G6=]k^Am kAmq642FD6 2 EC25:E:@?2= EC2?DA@CE ECF4< 4@F=5 ?@E 2446DD E96 qF772=@ +@@’D 8C62E6C @?6\9@C?65 C9:?@ 32C?[ 2 962GJ\5FEJ 4C2?6 H2D 3C@F89E :? E@ 42C67F==J =:7E !2EC:4<’D DA64:2==J 56D:8?65 EC2?DA@CE 4C2E6 :?E@ A@D:E:@?] %96 4C2?6 =:7E65 E96 4C2E6 @G6C EH@\DE@C:6D 9:89 E@ 86E @G6C E96 36C>[ 92J D965 2?5 EC66D 36EH66? E96 A2C<65 EC2?DA@CE G69:4=6 2?5 E96 32C?] ~?46 D276=J @? E96 8C@F?5[ !2EC:4< >256 9:D H2J :?E@ 9:D ?6H 9@>6[ H96C6 2 D6=64E:@? @7 9:D 72G@C:E6 D?24]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m{@?8 9:DE@CJ @7 C9:?@ 4@?D6CG2E:@?k^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm%96 qF772=@ +@@ 92D 2 C6>2C<23=6 9:DE@CJ @7 8C62E6C @?6\9@C?65 C9:?@ 42C6 2?5 3C665:?8[ 2D E96 K@@’D 6=56DE C9:?@[ ah\J62C\@=5 %2D9:[ 92D 8:G6? 3:CE9 E@ 7:G6 42=G6D :? 96C =:76E:>6]k^Am kAmq24< :? a_`c[ %2D9: >256 9:DE@CJ H96? D96 3642>6 E96 7:CDE 8C62E6C @?6\9@C?65 C9:?@ :? E96 H@C=5 E@ 8:G6 3:CE9 E@ 2 42=7 E9C@F89 2CE:7:4:2= :?D6>:?2E:@? – 2 D:8?:7:42?E >:=6DE@?6 :? E96 25G2?46>6?E @7 C6AC@5F4E:G6 D4:6?46 2?5 4@?D6CG2E:@? @7 E96 DA64:6D] %2D9: 2=D@ 9@=5D E96 5:DE:?4E:@? @7 36:?8 @?6 @7 E96 @?=J 8C62E6C @?6\9@C?65 C9:?@D E@ 8:G6 3:CE9 E@ 2 D64@?5 323J E9C@F89 E96D6 2DD:DE65 C6AC@5F4E:@? >6E9@5D] %2D9: :D ?@H C6E:C65 7C@> E96 3C665:?8 AC@8C2>[ 2==@H:?8 v6@C8:2 E@ 36 4@?D:56C65 7@C E9:D 7FEFC6 3C665:?8 @AA@CEF?:EJ H:E9 !2EC:4<]k^Am kAmvC62E6C @?6\9@C?65 C9:?@D[ 2=D@ F49 2D e[___ A@F?5D]k^Am kAm!2EC:4<’D 2CC:G2= :D 2 C6>:?56C E92E E96 H@C< E@ AC@E64E H:=5=:76 92AA6?D 6G6CJ 52J[ 3@E9 :? E96 H:=5 2?5 2E 244C65:E65 K@@D =:<6 E96 qF772=@ +@@] %9C@F89 E96 p+p $A64:6D $FCG:G2= !=2?[ K@@D 4@==23@C2E6 E@ DFAA@CE 962=E9J[ 86?6E:42==J 5:G6CD6 A@AF=2E:@?D @7 E9C62E6?65 2?5 6?52?86C65 DA64:6D 7@C 7FEFC6 86?6C2E:@?D]k^Am kAmu@C :?7@C>2E:@?[ G:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^3F772=@K@@]@C8Qm3F772=@K@@]@C8k^2m]k^Am