Thandi’s calf – the rhino that should never have been born

Nearly three years after surviving a brutal poaching attack that left two male rhinos dead, Thandi the rhino gave birth to a calf on 13 January 2015 at Kariega Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Using footage of Thandi and her calf captured just moments after the birth, this film by photographer and filmmaker Adrian Steirn documents Thandi’s journey from attack to recovery.

It’s the story of a miracle rhino birth that inspires hope for the species.