New Giraffe Calf at Marwell Zoo.
The new calf was born on the 14th May, and has been named Christa after her father. She measured in at 6 ft WoW!
"Christa’s arrival has taken a long time as giraffes are pregnant for around 15 months. The keepers kept a close eye on mum, Matilda during her pregnancy and were delighted to be able to watch the new baby being born without any problems.
Matilda is a very successful mum, Christa is her fifth calf. Her youngest son, Taharqa, can also be seen in the family herd at Marwell. Matilda and Christa can be seen in the giraffe house or out on the hard stand in fine weather together". Marwell Zoo Website.
To read more about this story please visit the Marwell Web Site:
http://www.marwell.org.uk/Christa.asp
Marwell Zoological Park is owned and run by Marwell Preservation Trust, a registered charity dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and natural habitats both locally and internationally. The Zoological Park in Hampshire is open daily from 10am.
And there are some great webcams on their site:
http://www.marwell.org.uk/marwell/interactive_zone/webcams.asp
Vince De Luca.
Categories: News articles, Announcing, Animal WebCams
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