The Houston Zoo is welcoming a new resident: an adorable baby giraffe:
The male giraffe was 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighed 102 pounds at birth on Wednesday, zoo officials said.
A contest will be held to name the Masai giraffe, whose father is named Kiva and mother is Noel, officials said. Both parents are 10 years old.
“He has been on exhibit since his birth, but we had kind of kept the public at a distance until today, to give mom and baby a little peace and quiet and a little opportunity to get to know each other,” zoo spokesman Brian Hill told The Associated Press.
The calf was born at approximately 9:40 a.m. Wednesday and stood about two hours after birth.
Be sure to check out the pictures with the AP story. Chronicle photographer; AP story. Sigh.
