Animals

Auckland Zoo welcomes baby giraffe

08:56 am on 16 January 2024

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Auckland Zoo has welcomed a new addition, with a baby giraffe born on Saturday.

It follows the birth of two Sumatran tigers on January 2nd.

The baby giraffe already stands over 1.70m tall and was walking within an hour of being born.

Auckland Zoo's lead senior keeper of ungulates Ben Cosgrove spoke to Ben Strang.