Published 17:22 IST, December 30th 2019

Mexico City's Chapultepec Zoo welcomes second baby giraffe of the year

The Chapultepec Zoo situated in Mexico city welcomes its second female baby giraffe of the year, zoo director Juan Carlos Sanchez Olmos said on December 29.

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Chapultepec Zoo situated in Mexico city welcomes its second baby giraffe of year. Zoo director Juan Carlos Sanchez Olmos said on December 29 that newborn female giraffe was anunced last week after a compulsory quarantine period after her birth on October 23. He said that baby giraffe will be named via public voting. 96-year-old zoo located in capital's central park has been a breeding ground for a lot of creatures.

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Experts take care of species

Currently, this year, it welcomed around 170 baby animals which include six Mexican gray wolves that are in danger of extinction. Sanchez Olmos said that birth of a new character is as unique and charismatic as a giraffe becomes emblematic for prestige of zoo. ways, giraffes are considered as vulnerable species because y face significant habitat loss in 17 countries situated in sub-Saharan Africa, where y reside. A team of experts including nutritionists, veterinarians and biologists take care of more than 1,000 species in zoo.

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Meanwhile, a black rhi calf was born on auspicious day of Christmas Eve in a zoo in Lansing, Michigan. amazing and rare occurrence took place in Potter Park Zoo on morning of December 24 at around 5:45 am. Facebook p of zoo, brocast feed of 12-year-old Doppsee delivering black endangered baby rhi live. According to Potter Park Zoo, baby rhi is looking healthy and has been bonding well with mor Doppsee.

Potter Park Zoo said that calf stood up about an hour and a half after birth and it appears to be nursing well. rhi will t be visible to public until wear allows in spring of 2020. black rhi is an endangered species and re are only 5,000 of it left in wilds, which is a significant rise from less than 2,500 black rhis 20 years ago. occasion is special for Potter Park Zoo and for all animal enthusiasts because on aver less than two black rhi calves are born in human care each year, making every calf born a remarkable achievement for caretakers. 

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17:22 IST, December 30th 2019