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Baby Giraffe Born At Santa Rosa Wildlife Preserve

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Jun 14, 2008 5:49 pm US/Pacific

Baby Giraffe Born At Santa Rosa Wildlife Preserve

SANTA ROSA (BCN) ― SANTA ROSA: BABY GIRAFFE BORN ON WILDLIFE PRESERVE



A baby giraffe was born on a Santa Rosa wildlife preserve early Saturday morning, a spokeswoman said.

The calf was born sometime between 1 a.m. or 2 a.m., spokeswoman Aphrodite Caserta said.

When staff came into the preserve Saturday morning the mother, a 5-year-old named Mara, was nuzzling with the calf.

While the male giraffe has yet to be christened with a name, he stands around 6 feet tall and weighs around 110 pounds, Caserta said.

He is the ninth calf to be born at the preserve.

Safari West is a 400-acre wildlife preserved started in 1989 dedicated to preservation of endangered and exotic species through breeding, education, research and public interaction, according to the organization's Web site.

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