San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
SAME DAD, 2 BABIES: ZOO IN MIAMI WELCOMES GIRAFFES
A male giraffe has been doing his part to promote Zoo Miami’s breeding program, with two of his long-legged babies born in the last few days.
After a weekend of mother-and-child bonding, a male calf born to 14-year-old Mia made his debut on Monday, three days after the 181-pound giraffe’s birth, the zoo announced in a news release. He was the 54th giraffe born at the Miami zoo.
It didn’t take long for the 55th baby giraffe to make an entrance. On Monday, 6year-old Zuri gave birth to a female calf weighing 119 pounds, zoo officials said.
The two calves, still unnamed, are the first offspring of 4-year-old father Malcolm, the zoo said.