White rhino ‘Emma’ arrives in TokyoaAFP, TOKYOLike many humans, Emma has had her travel plans derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but after months of delay, the white rhino has arrived in Japan and is looking for love. She had been scheduled for transfer to the Tobu Zoo in Tokyo’s Saitama Prefecture in March. Emma, a five-year-old female southern white rhino, stands in the Tobu Zoo in Tokyo’s Saitama Prefecture on Friday last week. Photo: Philip Fong, AFP“After some delays due to the coronavirus, Emma, a southern white rhino, arrived at our zoo on the evening of June 8,” the Tobu Zoo said. Zoo breeding programs have played a key role in repopulating southern white rhino herds.

Source: Taipei Times June 13, 2021 15:56 UTC