WACO, Texas — The Cameron Park Zoo welcomed a new baby dik-dik (a species of small antelope) born on April 19.
The female baby was born to mom Hinata, who is over a year old, and dad Velcro, who just turned 4 years old.
The zoo said this is the first time the zoo successfully bred this species of dik-dik.
"This new calf’s birth was based on an SSP (Species Survival Plan) breeding recommendation and the collaborative work zoos do to maintain a genetically diverse and self-sustaining population of a particular species in captivity," the zoo said in a statement.
The last dik-dik calf born at the zoo was in 2003.
Visitors can now see the new baby at the zoo with her mother.
