Whipsnade Wild Animal Park

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Rhino facility

The new rhino house with heated pool and its own sewage treatment plant was opened in February 2008.

Baby Asha in the indoor unit (Photo: Whipsnade Zoo)

Look at the rhino house, left front, the wastewater treatment plant with the green shutters (Photo: Whipsnade Zoo)

Outside of the Rhinos (Photo: Whipsnade Zoo)

Staircase to the observation tower at the Visitor rhino plant (Photo: Whipsnade Zoo)

♂, born 07.12.2002 in Rotterdam
Father: Nico (134), Mother: Namaste (185)

Stations
29/12/2004 Transfer to Hilvarenbeek (Beekse Bergen)
12/04/2005 Transfer to Warsaw
04/04/2008 Transfer to Whipsnade

Hugh, 2nd August 2010

Hugo, 3rd July 2010

Hugo, 26 September 2009

Hugo, 20 June 2009

♂, born 08.31.2010 in Whipsnade
Father: Hugo (287), Mother: Behan (257)

Mom with baby Ajang disabilities, 9 September 2010

♀, born 1996 in Nepal, tomboy
Father: unknown Mother: unknown

Stations
04/29/1997 Transfer to London RP
09/22/1998 Transfer to Whipsnade

Offspring
Rap (393) geb.05.11.2007 in Bewdley since 01/29/2010
Karamat (?), Born 11.16.2010

♀, born 1996 in Nepal, tomboy
Father: unknown Mother: unknown

Stations
04/29/1997 Transfer to London RP
09/22/1998 Transfer to Whipsnade

Offspring
Asha (376), born 31.12.2006
Ajang (?), Born 31.8.2010

Behan and her daughter Asha, 7 April 2010

♀, born 16.11.2010 in Whipsnade
Father: Hugo (287), Mother: Beluki (256)

The small Karamat, a month old, in her first public appearance, 14 December 2010 (photo: PA)

♀, born 12.31.2006 in Whipsnade
Father: Jaffna (220), Mother: disabled (257)

Stations
02/02/2012 Transfer to Chester

Asha, very affectionate, she loves the "Keeper for a Day" Day (Photo: Whipsnade Zoo)

Photos: Whipsnade Zoo, Tim May, Peter Cooper, Holly goods, courtesy of

(Last update February 7, 2012)

Nico Lauwers says:
6th November 2009 11:01
Sofie of Rotterdam is brought to Whipsnade in october 2009
Addition: Sofie lives since early 2010 in Bewdley WMSP. LG, jola
Jola says:
6th November 2009 at 17:38
Thanks for the info, I immediately added.
Greetings from Vienna,
Jola
Arnold de Boevere says:
19th August 2010 at 22:15
Hugo father is Nico mother is Namaste arrived at Whipsnade t 4 april 2008.Between 12.04.2005 04.04.2008 and he was living in Warsaw. There for he was living from 29.12.2004 and 04.12.2005 in Beekse Bergen Hilvarenbeek Netherlands.
Father of Asha is now living in Jaffna Basel Zoo.
Jola says:
10th September 2010 at 01:29
Thank you, Arnold!