The rhino exhibit was funded in part by Rich's department store. Mzima Springs is funded in part by The Coca-Cola Company. Added to the Masai Mara complex in April 1990, the black rhino exhibit houses two of these highly endangered creatures. Congressman Newt Gingrich assisted the zoo in acquiring these animals by funding their transportation to Atlanta. As a participant in the American Zoo and Aquarium Association's Species Survival Plan, Zoo Atlanta introduced Bo and Rosie in April 1996 and hopes that they will produce offspring.
Black rhinos are browsers, which means they prefer to eat bushes and trees.
Black rhinos have a prehensile lip which helps them to grab food. Only 2,000 - 2,500 black rhinos remain in the wild. Please see Black Rhino Fact Page for more information. The Masai Mara was made possible by a donation from the Cecil B. Day family. The Rhino exhibit was funded in part by Rich's department store.