World Giraffe Day was on Tuesday this week, and in a timely coincidence a baby giraffe was born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo (TWPZ) a few days earlier – on Saturday, June 18, in early hours of the morning.
As a fitting tribute to this magnificent animal, the calf was able to be shown to the public for the first time on World Giraffe Day.
Giraffe keeper Bobby-Jo Vial said early morning walkers...