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This is the moment thrilled zookeepers watched on as a rare baby rhino was born at a safari park in England - the second such birth in just six weeks.
The white rhino was born after his mother Keyah's 16 month pregnancy at West Midlands Safari Park on Sunday, June 27.
In a eye-opening birthing technique, Keyah paces around the room before spinning in a circle with her tiny calf dangling from a bulging birth sac to her rear.
As the newborn safely drops out, Keyah approaches before gently nestling it as the calf is initially motionless, then struggles to stand up.
Later in the CCTV clip, the newborn tries getting to its feet as Keyah provides a watchful eye.
The video finishes with a heartwarming moment of mother and baby nestled close together.
The baby, whose name will begin with the letter J, will become the second white rhino calf to be born at the safari park in Bewdley, Worcestershire in the last seven weeks.
In a eye-opening birthing technique, Keyah paces around West Midlands Safari Park before spinning in a circle with her tiny calf dangling from a bulging birth sac (above) to her rear
Later in the CCTV clip, the newborn tries getting to its feet as Keyah provides a watchful eye
The video finishes with a heartwarming moment of mother and baby nestled close together
Proud dad Barney has now fathered five rhinos at the park and keepers hope the 15-year-old will go on to have many more offspring as part of a breeding programme.
Head of Wildlife, Angela Potter, said, 'We are delighted to
