He's a white rhino called Shaka and he was born in the early hours of New Year's Eve at the park in Winchester. He weighed in at 40kg.

His proud parents are 17-year-old Sula and 20-year-old Hannu. Shaka was born after a 16-month pregnancy.

White rhinos are an endangered species because their horns are so valuable to poachers. On the illegal market, the horns are worth as much as gold.

Shaka, whose name means 'king', is the first rhino to be born at Marwell since 1999.

Happy baby

"The birth took place in the early hours and keepers arrived to find the baby happily with mum," said a zoo spokesman.