Ebun the baby rhinoceros is drinking her keepers out of house and home by consuming 20 pints (9.5 litres) of milk a day, reports The Daily Mail.
The growing white rhino has just taken up residence at Longleat Safari Park, Wiltshire, where staff have put the 12-month-old on a diet of high-protein powdered milk.
She is being cared for by keeper Bev Evans, 32, who has to regularly feed Ebun through huge six pint bottles.
The rhino currently weighs 1,377lbs but still has a lot of growing to do as her adult weight will range from 6,000 to 8,000lbs.
Ebun was born in captivity at Munster Zoo in Germany but has now been moved to Longleat, where staff hope she will breed with their existing collection of four endangered Rhinos.
Bev Evans said: 'We're delighted as Ebun seems to be settling in really well to her new home.
'She's certainly not shy in coming forward and is straight over to check out the keepers in the morning to see if there's any milk to be had!
'Ebun came from Munster Zoo in Germany where she was hand reared following rejection by mum at birth.
'It's our turn to now become mum and we will continue to feed her milk over the next few months until we start the weaning process.
'We'll be gradually introducing her to the other Longleat rhino during this period also and it is hoped that she'll be out and about wowing our visitors next spring.
'She's certainly got a great character and we're hoping she'll be a popular addition to our four strong rhino herd.'
'Ebun came from Munster Zoo in Germany where she was hand reared following rejection by mum at birth.
'It's our turn to now become mum and we will continue to feed her milk over the next few months until we start the weaning process.
'We'll be gradually introducing her to the other Longleat rhino during this period also and it is hoped that she'll be out and about wowing our visitors next spring.
'She's certainly got a great character and we're hoping she'll be a popular addition to our four strong rhino herd.'
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