Baby Giraffe Born at Los Angeles Zoo

Baby giraffe makes public debut at Los Angeles Zoo. Sharon Reich reports.

Published

12 months ago

Categories

Science

Topics

Wildlife, Biology

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United States of America, California, Los Angeles

Transcript

There's a new resident at the Los Angeles zoo ... and she stands heads above most of the visitors. Sofie, is the first Masai giraffe to be born here. Her mom, Hafina, gave birth last month. The new babe weighs in at 135 pounds, that's just over 60 kilograms, and stands six feet tall, or 1.8 metres. Zoologists say the new family is important for the species' survival. In recent years the Masai giraffe has been poached for meat in its native East Africa and is now in danger of becoming extinct.