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The giraffe cam was shut off at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on April 21, with the staff appearing on camera before the shutoff to express their thanks. [11] As a result of a name-the-baby contest, the calf was named Tajiri, from the Swahili language word for "hope". [20]
The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ... Both sexes have prominent horn-like structures called ossicones, which can reach 13.5 cm ...
Sophie the Giraffe is a teether – a toy for teething infants to chew on – in the form of a 7-inch-high ... (816,000 in 2010) than babies are born (796,000). [1]
Baby giraffes are pretty active almost from the moment they are born. Within an hour or so after being born, the baby (called a calf) is ready to take its first steps. And not only does it walk ...
Giraffes can be pregnant for 15 months — almost twice the length of human. But that allows giraffe newborns to be born in the "superman" position; front legs and head first, followed by the rest ...
A rare baby giraffe has no spots, but now she has a name! Officials at the Brights Zoo, a family-owned establishment in Limestone, Tennessee, revealed the adorable, 5-week-old giraffe's name live ...
In addition, Rothschild's giraffe displays no markings on the lower leg, giving it the impression of wearing white stockings. [2] Another distinguishing feature of Rothschild's giraffe, although harder to spot, is the number of ossicones on the head. This is the only Giraffa phenotype to be born with five ossicones. Two of these are the larger ...
San Diego Zoo shared a video on Saturday, April 6th of their newest baby giraffe named Elliott as he takes a rest by 'folding' himself up. Well, folding isn't the actual term, but it's way cuter ...