Giraffe born in Alipore Zoo - count of the herd goes up to 10

A female giraffe was born in the Alipore Zoo in Kolkata and with this birth, the herd count goes up to 10. Its mother is 6-year-old Lakshmi and the father is 9-year-old Sabuj. Both mother and baby were fine and have been kept in a separate enclosure to give the newborn time to adapt itself to its surroundings.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 15 February 2017.

The mother and calf have been separated from the herd to ensure that the calf is kept out of harm's way by attacks from any member of the herd. Hopefully, it would appear in front the public in about a fortnight. The calf is around 5ft tall and weighs 65-Kg. The average gestation period of a giraffe is 13-15 months which is next only to elephants among mammals living on land.
Last May, Trina, another giraffe, had given birth to a female calf and, the newcomer has taken the female giraffe count in the zoo to six. The authorities are interacting with other states to exchange a couple of giraffes for some other animals.


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