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| Say "Aloha " to Satsuki. Satsuki is the newest Rhino to reside at the Honolulu Zoo. She is a black rhino. I use the word "black" subjectively. She has found out how good our Hawaiian red dirt feels! | |||||||||||||||
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| The reason that this picture is blurry was because Satsuki was feeling quite rambunctious the day I took these photos. She was in a full charge and the ground was trembling beneath my feet. I wasn't too sure that the "little" wall and "pond" was going to stop her. Subsequently, my camera was doing a little shaking in my hands. She ran full charge toward the water, stopped on a dime and daintily leaned down to sip some water. VERY impressive no matter how you look at it. She's a real beauty. | |||||||||||||||
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| She then decided that my heart wasn't beating fast enough, so she plunged head long into the water and allowed me to get a real up close photo. According to a very friendly source at the Zoo, Bridgit Stegenga, Satsuki's horn was damaged before arriving at the zoo and she did some more damage to it on an exhibit. I was also told that it will grow back eventually. (whew!) I absolutely adore the littles black tufts of hair coming out of Satsuki's ears. It is the only place on her that has any hair. |
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| For some really good information on this magnificent animal, please check out the following sites. Honolulu Zoo :Satsuki's home ZOO IN THE WILD AfriCam ( go to the "glossary" section. They have a detailed information about the Black Rhino. |
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