A look at South Africa's hidden Rhino Orphanage

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A look at South Africa's hidden Rhino Orphanage

Centre cares for orphaned and injured baby rhinos - most of whom have lost their mothers

Published: January 11, 2021 11:15 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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Rhino Orphanage gallery — Rhino calves are seen at the Rhino Orphanage in an undisclosed location near Mokopane, Limpopo province. Image Credit: AFP

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Rhino Orphanage gallery — Director Yolande Van Der Merwe, 38, pets a rhino calf. Image Credit: AFP

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Rhino Orphanage gallery — Carer Zanré Van Jaarsveld, 26, pets a rhino calf. Image Credit: AFP

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Rhino Orphanage gallery — Carefully hidden in the bush of South Africa's Limpopo province, the Rhino Orphanage is the first specialised non-commercial centre that cares for orphaned and injured baby rhinos - most of whom have lost their mothers shot dead by poachers for their valuable horns - with the aim of releasing them back into the wild. Image Credit: AFP

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Rhino Orphanage gallery — Carer Zanré feeds rhino calves with milk. Image Credit: AFP

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Rhino Orphanage gallery — The eye of a rhino calf is seen at the Rhino Orphanage. Image Credit: AFP

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Rhino Orphanage gallery — Rescue, rehabilitate, release: this is the motto that drives carers and volunteers living with the rhino calves they care for, at time sleeping with them for months, isolated from the outside world as the centre do not permit visitors due to fear of disclosing the location to poachers. Image Credit: AFP

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Rhino Orphanage gallery — Rhino calves sleep under a tree. Image Credit: AFP

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Rhino Orphanage gallery — Carer plays with a rhino calf. Image Credit: AFP

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Rhino Orphanage gallery — Carer pets a rhino calf. Image Credit: AFP

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