A recently born and unnamed baby female Masai giraffe calf with her mother Hasina in its enclosure at the Los Angeles zoo in California on November 22, 2016.
The calf which is now two weeks old was 130 pounds and just under six feet tall at birth. The Masai giraffes are the largest of the nine subspecies of African giuraffes. / AFP / Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s stretch time for a family at the Los Angeles Zoo.
A giraffe family, that is.
READ MORE: Disgruntled Bar Patron Opens Fire Into Northeast Philadelphia Bar Killing 21-Year-Old Woman: PoliceThe zoo announced this week that a female Masai giraffe was born on Nov. 9, the third baby born to mother Hasina and the first for the father, Phillip.
The calf, unveiled for the media Tuesday, stands nearly 6 feet tall and weighs around 130 pounds. She doesn’t have a name yet.
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When she’s grown, the new arrival could stand 17 feet tall and weigh more than 2 tons.
The parents were paired in a breeding program designed to save the threatened species.
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