Adorable Baby Giraffe Born At San Diego Zoo Safari Park

ESCONDIDO, CA — An adorable newborn giraffe made its leggy debut at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido earlier this month. Safari Park officials said the calf, which has not yet been named, was born in the East Africa habitat to mom Acacia. A park visitor who took the tram ride captured a quick video of the curious calf about two hours after her birth.

The curious newborn looks tiny next to mom, but she was already close to 6 feet tall, according to Safari Park employees.

“Animal care staff said the youngster is doing great, interacting well with her herd and curiously exploring her habitat,” officials said via email.

Less than a month old, she is one of two born at the Safari Park within the past month.

“However, as animal care staff celebrate the new arrivals, there is continued concern about the dramatic decline of giraffe populations worldwide,” officials said. “San Diego Zoo Global researchers are asking for the public’s help on a new online crowdsourcing project that will accelerate conservation efforts in East Africa. A website called Wildwatch Kenya was launched that allows people around the globe to assist researchers by sorting through thousands of trail camera photos—normally only seen by conservationists—to help identify and track giraffes and other wildlife throughout northern Kenya.”

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Screenshot, video courtesy P. Johnson