Whenever a zoo sees one of its animals give birth, it's a special and often stressful event as the staff have to ensure the little one has the best possible chance at thriving in a whole new world.
But while that's true in normal circumstances, both the excitement and the caution doubles when that new arrival is a member of an endangered species or has a rare and striking genetic condition.
Yet when all goes well, that special new creature becomes not only a beautiful sight, but a ray of hope for animals like it.
And one British zoo is happy to report that this seems to describe one rare calf's situation well.