Rolling Hills Zoo has a new member of their animal family, a baby giraffe.
The zoo announced earlier this fall that Zuri, a 6-year-old giraffe, was in the later stages of pregnancy. The gestation period for giraffes can last up to 15 months, so the baby giraffe was expected to arrive in late November or early December.
According to the zoo, Zuri gave birth over Thanksgiving weekend. On Sunday, at about 4:30 pm, her water broke. Zuri gave birth at 5:59 p.m. to a healthy male calf that stands close to six feet tall.
Once the calf was born, Zuri went to ...
Rolling Hills Zoo has a new member of their animal family, a baby giraffe.
The zoo announced earlier this fall that Zuri, a 6-year-old giraffe, was in the later stages of pregnancy. The gestation period for giraffes can last up to 15 months, so the baby giraffe was expected to arrive in late November or early December.
According to the zoo, Zuri gave birth over Thanksgiving weekend. On Sunday, at about 4:30 pm, her water broke. Zuri gave birth at 5:59 p.m. to a healthy male calf that stands close to six feet tall.
Once the calf was born, Zuri went to ...