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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.
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This elongation largely takes place after birth, perhaps because giraffe mothers would have a difficult time giving birth to young with the same neck proportions as adults. [62] The giraffe's head and neck are held up by large muscles and a nuchal ligament, which are anchored by long thoracic vertebrae spines, giving them a hump. [17] [63] [36]
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.
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 ...
The baby girl was born weighing 150 pounds and was over 6 feet tall, zoo officials said.