Ajani Joe really knows how to make the most of a rainy day.
The baby rhino at the Cincinnati Zoo was filmed frolicking in the mud.
“Ajanie Joe had the rainy day zoomies!” the zoo posted on social media.
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But it’s fun with a purpose.
“Mud protects rhino skin from the sun and insects,” the zoo explained.
Ajani Joe had the rainy day zoomies! Mud protects rhino skin from the sun and insects. pic.twitter.com/3LbsF5WQfH
— Cincinnati Zoo (@CincinnatiZoo) December 15, 2020
Ajani Joe is an eastern black rhino. He was born on Aug. 21 at the facility — one of very few left in the world.
“Eastern black rhinos are critically endangered and have such a long gestation that every calf born is incredibly important for the population,” the Cincinnati Zoo’s curator of mammals Christina Gorsuch said in a statement. “This calf is the first black rhino calf born this year in North America and only the eighth of its kind born in the last three years in North America.”
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Ajani Joe’s keepers describe him as spunky, curious and with loads of confidence, according to the zoo.
And just like most toddlers, Ajani Joe loves splashing in puddles.