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Giraffe moms even give birth standing up so as not to damage their baby's very long neck. Just take a video of Finn after he was born. The little guy was completely ready to take on the world.
The female will give birth standing up, and the offspring will stand up anywhere between 5–20 minutes post-birth. Weaning age of the young varies anywhere between 6–17 months, and independence occurs at 2 years old.
Giraffe gestation lasts 400–460 days, after which a single calf is normally born, although twins occur on rare occasions. [104] The mother gives birth standing up. The calf emerges head and front legs first, having broken through the fetal membranes, and falls to the ground, severing the umbilical cord. [17]
San Diego Zoo shared a video on Saturday, April 6th of their newest baby giraffe named Elliott as he takes a rest by 'folding' himself up. Well, folding isn't the actual term, but it's way cuter ...
It's estimated there are around 35,000 Masai giraffes left worldwide. With the calf's birth, six now live in South Bend.
This calf, also a male, [22] was born at 12:43 p.m. Eastern Time on March 16, 2019; as with Tajiri's birth, the birth was live-streamed on the Internet, with 300,000 viewers at the time of birth. [23] On March 16, 2019, at 12:43 pm April gave birth to her fourth son, Azizi (Ah-Zee-Zee) weighing 139 pounds with a height of 5 feet and 11 inches.
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The baby girl was born weighing 150 pounds and was over 6 feet tall, zoo officials said.