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By adopting the zoo's baby giraffe,
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Baby Giraffe
Update
Our baby giraffe is making great strides! Zoo keepers
in the African Journey report that his introductions to giraffes Mystic
and Luna, both age one, and 18-year-old Kalahari have gone smoothly.
They note that when the girls get too close, Zuri acts very protective
of her baby. So far, he has not been introduced to his father, Jelani.
Zoo keepers expect the baby to make his public debut
sometime in the next week or so if all continues to go well.
Thousands of people have cast their vote to choose a
name for this special baby. Click here to
select your favorite. Hurry, voting ends August 31.
Adopt the baby giraffe
Become the proud parent of a 6’5” baby! Adopt our
baby giraffe through August 31 and get a free plush giraffe while
supplies last! Your donation will help feed and provide medical care for
our long-necked infant for an entire year.
Click here to adopt online today!
African Journey Progress Report
If you’ve walked along the African boardwalk
or ridden the Sky Safari lately, you’ve noticed several
buildings under construction on the far side of the former
Veldt. These buildings will house the lions, hyenas, mongoose,
vultures, and other African animals by next year. But by then,
you won’t even see the buildings, because they will be enclosed
in artificial rockwork. The rockwork, which is made of Styrofoam
and concrete, will recreate the massive rock outcroppings,
called kopjes, that dot Africa’s savannahs. A small-scale model
of the kopje rocks will guide craftsmen as they assemble the
giant boulders on site this fall and winter in anticipation of
the African Journey’s 2009 opening.
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This scale model shows what the
artificial rock work in the African Journey will look like. Animal
holding areas are represented by white boxes. |
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Workers finish the roof of a future
animal holding building in the African Journey. |
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