Newborn animals are always adorable. But the birth of a baby giraffe is especially amazing. The fact is that giraffes at birth can be over six feet tall and start walking an hour after birth.
A giraffe named Bailey lives at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado. The pregnancy of a 10-year-old giraffe was coming to an end and the zoo staff were excited about the upcoming event. Tens of thousands of people witnessed the birth of a giraffe on live television organized by the zoo.
By the way, giraffes are the third largest newborns in the animal kingdom – about 165 pounds. Newborn giraffes are the third in size after blue whales and elephants. After a 15-month pregnancy, giraffe cubs are born already quite mature.
The newborn giraffe is the second child for Bailey’s mom. She currently does not have a name. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo follows its tradition of naming animals 30 days after they are born. Her father is a male giraffe named Khalid.
Zoo visitors can see a mother with her cub from a short distance in the giraffe barn or watch live on the chanel of the Zoo.
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Reticulated giraffes are considered to be endangered and they are listed on the IUCN Red List in 2018. That is why each birth of this species becomes a special event.