The Phoenix Zoo has announced the birth of a female giraffe.
Sunshine, the zoo’s 12-year-old Masai giraffe, gave birth to the calf on Nov. 16. This is Sunshine’s fifth baby and the fourth giraffe now at Phoenix Zoo.
The birth is the result of a Species Survival Program recommended pairing between Sunshine and the zoo’s 16-year old male, Miguu. The last giraffe born at the zoo was Aurora in 2023; she’s currently housed at Brevard Zoo in Florida.
Mother and baby aren’t yet on public view, according to Phoenix Zoo officials. Visitors can see the zoo’s two other giraffes, Miguu and Imara, in the savanna habitat.
The public has been invited to help name the new baby. The name will be announced Dec. 23.
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