Rare masai giraffe has been born at Columbus

 An Ohio zoo is heralding a brand new arrival to their ranks -- a brand new endangered giraffe, born at the zoo last week.

The male Masai giraffe became born at the Columbus Zoo last Wednesday to mother Zuri after a 15-month gestation length, consistent with a press release from zoo officials.

The still-unnamed toddler boy is being supplied time to bond along with his mom, and isn't always yet on public show.

however, an examination given the day after his delivery found that the calf "seems to be healthy and properly fed," the zoo stated, and changed into visible status and nursing quickly after being born.

Zuri, the 12-yr-old giraffe mom, arrived on the Columbus Zoo in 2013 after bouncing round a number of natural world centers, and has additionally given beginning to some other calf, Ralph, in 2020.

They be part of some other pair of calves, Sammie and Schaefer, who arrived in 2021 to a special mom.

All four infants had been bred via father Enzi, who unfortunately had to be humanely euthanized final yr due to "persistent and deteriorating fitness troubles that had been now not responding to treatment," the zoo stated.

"we're always thrilled to welcome the delivery of a giraffe. Twenty- giraffes have been born on the Columbus Zoo over the path of our records, but this brand new birth -- our twenty third -- is in particular special," stated Shannon Borders, curator of the heart of Africa place on the Columbus Zoo. "We have been heartbroken to lose Enzi, and this calf is such an amazing present to us and to the future of all Masai giraffes. This infant is virtually our miracle baby, and it warms our hearts that Enzi's legacy continues to stay on to have such a effective effect."

Zuri and Enzi had been paired together as a part of a breeding application designed via the association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to sell new births amongst endangered species.