Giraffe Born At The Detroit Zoo For Second Time In Two Years
The Detroit Zoo has a new baby addition – a female reticulated giraffe calf, born at 8:21 p.m. on August 6. The mom is 7 year old Kivuli following a 14-month gestation. The father is 8-year-old Jabari. This is the pair’s second offspring in two years. According to Zoo officials, one year old male Mpenzi was born at the Zoo on September 30, 2014. The calf weighs 166 pounds and stands more than 5 feet tall. The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) can reach heights of up to 18 fe...