Endangered baby rhino born at Czech zoo is named Kyiv in honour of Ukraine

The baby rhino has been named Kyiv in honour of the Ukrainian soldiers who are battling the Russian invasion (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

A Czech zoo has welcomed a critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros baby that has taken the name of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv in honour of that country’s resistance to invading Russian forces.

The rhino was born early on March 4 in the Dvur Kralove zoo, a rare occurrence for the facility even if it has the most rhinos belonging to the subspecies.