Baby rhino sports cast as vets mend broken leg in world-first

A baby rhinoceros is back on her feet again after breaking her leg thanks to vets who conducted a world-first operation. A team of specialist staff performed a lengthy operation on Amara, a southern white rhino at Knowsley Safari Park in Prescot, including key-hole surgery of her “wrist”. The youngster had to wear a cast for four weeks but is now back to running round her enclosure. With no records or documentation existing worldwide for a rhino with this type of leg injury, an equine team from the University of Liverpool used their expertise in treating horses and applied it to Amara. Watch more on Independent TV: The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: Find us on social: TikTok / @independent Instagram / X (Twi