KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is celebrating the birth of a new female Masai giraffe.
The zoo said the calf was born on Sunday, June 30, weighs 125 pounds and already stands 5’6.”
A neonatal exam showed the calf is in good health and is bonding with her mom Makali.
The zoo said the new youngster is 12-year-old Makali’s second calf. Her first calf, Maxwell, was born in 2018 and left the zoo in 2020 per a breeding recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan.
The zoo said it will be a while before the new calf makes her public debut but will keep people updated on the zoo’s social media pages.