LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The rare black rhino that calls Lansing home is being monitored “24-7” after a health scare at the Potter Park Zoo. Doppsee had what zoo officials called a “medical emergency” on Monday after “a very sudden decline in her health.”
In a Facebook post, the zoo says a team of veterinarians treated her for her symptoms and she is now resting in her barn.
Doppsee is part of a species that’s considered “critically endangered,” which means it is at high risk of becoming extinct. A blog post by the Zoo back in 2021 said there were only about 5,000 of them left on the planet.
That’s why she got worldwide attention back in December of 2019 when she gave birth to calf. Jaalistayed in Lansing for almost two years before leaving for California…