Phoenix Zoo has a new baby female Masai giraffe. Here's the cute calf and her mother
Having a stressful Monday? This news will surely lift your spirit. The Phoenix Zoo has announced the birth of a baby Masai giraffe.
According to the zoo's Facebook post, the female giraffe was born on Monday, Feb. 7, and is the third calf for 8-year-old mother Sunshine. The baby is the fourth calf sired by 13-year-old father Miguu.
The baby giraffe is nearly 6 feet tall and weighs 150 pounds. The zoo says the calf is healthy and close to its mother.
"Sunshine is an incredibly protective mother and we anticipate them to stay off exhibit in their barn, bonding for at least the next few weeks," the zoo said in the Facebook post.
The announcement included a video post of Sunshine walking into the giraffe barn followed closely by her baby. Feel free to watch the video 100 times.
Baby Giraffe Born at the Phoenix Zoo
We welcomed a baby girl Masai giraffe, born on Monday, February 7. She is the third calf for eight-year-old mother Sunshine, and the fourth calf sired by 13-year-old father Miguu. The nearly six-foot-tall, 150-pound baby is healthy and sticks extremely close to her mother in the giraffe barn. Sunshine is an incredibly protective mother and we anticipate them to stay off exhibit in their barn, bonding for at least the next few weeks.
Posted by Phoenix Zoo on Monday, February 21, 2022
Details: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Phoenix Zoo, 455 N. Galvin Parkway. $29.95, $19.95 for ages 3-13. 602-286-3800, https://www.phoenixzoo.org.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Phoenix Zoo welcomes a new baby giraffe to parents Sunshine and Miguu
