The birth of an endangered baby rhino at Chester Zoo will be “celebrated globally”, according to keepers as there are less than 1,000 left of its kind.

The arrival of the healthy female eastern black rhino following a 15-month pregnancy was caught on a security camera at the zoo.

Pictures show the young calf suckling from her mother Ema Elsa just 10 minutes after she was born. 

Andrew McKenzie, team manager of rhinos at the zoo, said: “The birth of a critically endangered eastern black rhino is always very special.