Rare baby rhino born at Chester Zoo given adorable name

A greater one-horned rhino calf at Chester Zoo has been named by his keepers.

After bonding with him and watching his personality, keepers decided to name the rare one-month old Akeno.

The name is of Asian origin and means "beautiful sunrise".

Posting the announcement on Facebook, Chester Zoo said: "He's bolshie. He's cheeky. He's quite the handful for mum."

Rhino calf named!

He's bolshie. He's cheeky.He's quite the handful for mum. He's been named... Akeno! ??

Posted by Chester Zoo on Friday, June 8, 2018

Along with his new name, zookeepers posted a cute video of Akeno playing with his mum, which now has more than 7,000 views.

Akeno is only the second greater one-horned rhino to be born at the zoo, as part of an endangered species breeding programme.

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