Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose is celebrating the arrival of its newest resident, a Hartmann’s mountain zebra born at the facility last week.
Hartmann’s mountain zebra (HMZ) is a subspecies of the mountain zebra indigenous to southwestern Angola and western Namibia in Africa and is considered a vulnerable species, according to Anamalia.
The wildlife center is one of four facilities that saw a successful HMZ birth in the past year. The foal’s arrival on Wednesday was the first successful HMZ birth at Fossil Rim in ten years, per Fossil Rim’s Facebook page.
The center posted a video of the zebra foal showing it nursing, walking, and running alongside its mother. The foal and its mother both appear to be thriving. The wildlife center has not commented on whether the foal is male or female or if a name has been chosen for it.
Last month, one of the center’s resident giraffes gave birth to a calf, according to the Facebook page. Other fall babies that debuted recently at the center include a waterbuck, an Eastern mountain bongo, and a rhinoceros.
Fossil Rim is a not-for-profit organization that specializes in captive breeding programs for endangered and threatened species of animals. The organization’s mission also includes public education, scientific research, and natural land management. More than a thousand animals from 50 species live at the 1,800-acre facility.
The center is open to the public for self-guided driving tours as well as guided safari tours.