In Pictures: Meet Singapore Zoo's new baby giraffe
The Singapore Zoo has a new long-legged and long-necked addition - its first baby giraffe in 28 years. The two-month-old calf, yet to be named, was 1.9m tall at birth and has grown to 2.3m. Its parents, father Growie and mother Roni, are two of three adult giraffes at the zoo. Visitors to the zoo will be able to see it from Thursday (Nov 12).
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Singapore Zoo’s first giraffe calf in 28 years seen in his exhibit. The male calf, born on Aug 31, is the first for mother Roni, and father Growie, which arrived at the Singapore Zoo in 2005 from Israel and the Netherlands respectively.
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Singapore Zoo’s first giraffe calf in 28 years. The male calf was born on Aug 31.
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Roni the giraffe bonding with her new male calf, born on Aug 31. The baby can now be seen with the rest of the giraffe herd in the Singapore Zoo’s Wild Africa zone.
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Singapore Zoo’s first giraffe calf in 28 years. The male calf was born on Aug 31.
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Singapore Zoo’s first giraffe calf in 28 years. The male calf was born on Aug 31.
PHOTO: WILDLIFE RESERVES SINGAPORE
The baby giraffe with his father Growie (left, back) and mother Roni (right, back) at the giraffe enclosure in the zoo.
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The yet-to-be-named baby giraffe with mother Roni.
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(From left) The baby giraffe with mother Roni and father Growie.
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The pen where the baby giraffe sleeps.
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The baby giraffe's height is recorded on a wall in the pen.
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(From front) Father Roni, mother Growie, the baby giraffe and another giraffe named Lucy in the enclosure.
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The baby giraffe with mother Roni.
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