Baby boom: Dubbo’s Taronga Western Plains Zoo overrun with baby animals

A NSW zoo is in the midst of a baby boom, with 16 adorable new arrivals.

Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo has experienced a baby boom in the past twelve months, welcoming 4 giraffe calves and 3 rhino babies. Greater one-horned Rhino baby Rajah born in October with mum Amala. Picture: Toby Zerna

Rajah the rhino was born weighing a whopping 40kg — and he’s been growing rapidly ever since.

Greater one-horned Rhino baby Rajah born in October. Picture: Toby Zerna

He’s just one adorable new arrival at Dubbo’s Taronga Western Plains Zoo, currently in the midst of a baby boom.

Greater one-horned Rhino baby Rajah born in October with mum Amala. Picture: Toby Zerna

Its had 16 new bundles of joy in the past year.

The list includes four baby giraffes, nine African wild dog pups and three rhino calves.

Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo has four giraffe calves. Picture: Toby Zerna

Zoo keeper Jackie Stuart said the youngsters enjoyed playtime and were developing their own personalities.

Rajah, whose name means ‘Prince’, is the first Greater one-horned rhino to be born in Australia.

There are only 2700 of the species left in the wild.

One day he’ll grow to about 2000kg.

“Rajah is doing extremely well and gaining weight rapidly, still suckling from his mother’s milk,” Ms Stuart said.

Originally published as Baby boom: Dubbo’s Taronga Western Plains Zoo overrun with baby animals