The adorable 70kg Rothschild baby was welcomed into the world at Chester Zoo on Wednesday.
Incredible CCTV captured the moment the unnamed male 6ft tall giraffe was born as he dropped onto a bed of soft straw from a height of two metres from mum Orla.
And it later showed the gangly calf making his first tentative steps and suckling from his mother.
Mother Orla (above) gently nuzzles against her newborn calf at Chester Zoo
Orla and ten-year-old dad Meru s fifth baby brings fresh hope for the species, which is one of the world s most endangered mammals - with only 1,600 left in the wild.
The leggy new arrival – a rare Rothschild’s giraffe – was born to mum Orla at 3am on 3 March 2021, landing onto soft straw from a height of around 2m (6.5ft). Incredible CCTV footage captured the special moment the young male calf entered the world, as well as his wobbly first steps and his […]
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