A brand new 13-month giraffe arrived on the Oakland Zoo. Picture credit score: Oakland Zoo.
The Oakland Zoo welcomed a brand new addition to their reticulated giraffe herd. A 13-month previous male giraffe, from Audobon Nature Institute in Louisiana, traveled to California in a specially-designed provider to accommodate his 10-foot top.
The giraffe traveled from Louisiana to California in a specially-designed provider to accommodate his 10-foot top. Picture by Oakland Zoo.
The brand new giraffe is getting comfy in his new house, and the zoo has offered totally different types of enrichment, bedding, and crops to eat to see what he prefers. He’s getting used to the sights, sounds, and smells of the opposite giraffes within the herd by way of a fence for now. When the animal care crew thinks he’s prepared, he’ll be a part of his herdmates within the African Savanna giraffe habitat.
The giraffe is getting comfy in his new house. When the animal care crew thinks he’s prepared, he’ll be a part of his herdmates within the African Savanna giraffe habitat. Picture by Oakland Zoo.
The Oakland Zoo helps the Reticulated Giraffe Mission, which goals to study extra about and preserve reticulated giraffe populations within the wild. The reticulated giraffe inhabitants has declined by 50% previously 35 years, and they’re thought-about endangered by the IUCN Redlist. To study extra about Oakland Zoo’s conservation efforts, go to their web site.
To study extra about giraffes, see our Giraffe web page.
