Here comes a chance for the only Sumatran rhinoceros in the United States to make love with a partner. According to Ohio zoo, famous for breeding the endangered species, Indonesia will soon welcome the rhinoceros to provide him an opportunity to mate.

Dr. Terri Roth, director of its Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife, said the rhinoceros, named Harapan, is one of three Sumatran rhinos born at the Cincinnati Zoo. The eight-year-old Harapan will be transferred to the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary later this year, added Roth.

Roth said the only successful captive breeding program for the species in the United States has come for the Cincinnati Zoo so far. Only 100 of the species are believed present in the wild now and nine in captivity worldwide.

Roth said it was not easy for them to move Harapan from the zoo, but it was not making any sense to keep Harapan in the zoo which was unable to contribute to efforts to breed the species because of hanging onto a lone male.

"For many years we were hopeful we would receive a female. Indonesia has been clear recently that they never plan to send another Sumatran Rhino out of the country again", said Roth.

They dropped the idea of bringing receiving potential mates from Malaysia, the only other country with captive Sumatran rhinos, after learning that only infertile females existed in the country. The only female born at the zoo, Suci, had succumbed to a disease last year.