Mum Orla a highly endangered Rothschilds giraffe gave birth to six-foot-tall Karamoja at the zoo on Wednesday May 8 at around 3am after a two-and-half-hour labour.

Giraffe names chester zoo. More than 1000 people voted in the competition to pick the best of five names chosen by the zoos giraffe team led by team leader Belinda Porter. Incredible CCTV captured the moment the unnamed male 6ft tall giraffe was born as he dropped onto a bed of. Born to mum Orla at 3am on 3 rd March CCTV images clearly show the young male landing onto soft straw as he makes a journey of two metres to the ground.

The names received the following votes. Rothschilds giraffes are one of the worlds most at-risk mammals with fewer than 2650 remaining. Show the power of your love with this unique opportunity to meet the giraffes for your own private feed.

This Mornings Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford had been speaking to zoo keeper Caroline Wright at Chester Zoo when they were introduced to Albert the baby Giraffe. Giraffes have one of the strongest hearts in the animal kingdom they need to so that they can pump blood all the way up to their heads. A rare baby giraffe calf has been named by Chester Zoo keepers.

Zafi and Aisha were discovered in Kenya just days after Tula was born at Chester Zoo. Just a BABY GIRAFFE named Albert getting used to his long legs during his first weeks on Earth 漣. The new baby calf is a male and he was seen to take his first few wobbly steps.

The adorable 70kg Rothschild baby was welcomed into the world at Chester Zoo on Wednesday. A one week old baby giraffe has ventured into the outdoors for the first time to stretch those long legs. A rare Rothschilds giraffe has been born at Chester Zoo with video footage capturing the incredible moment the new calf entered the world.

Already standing six feet tall and weighing 70kg the new calf is expected to reach 18 feet. The five-foot-tall youngster took his very first steps. The new baby arrived on March 3 at 3am and was welcomed to the world by landing on fresh soft straw after dropping from a height of about two metres.