COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs has welcomed its 200th giraffe calf.
20-year-old reticulated giraffe Muziki gave birth a little before 8:30 p.m. Monday.
Zoo staff said the calf, a female, needed some help standing up but it’s now walking and nursing. The calf is about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weigh 120 pounds. She is the fifth calf for Muziki and the fourth for dad Khalid.
PHOTOS: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo welcomes 200th giraffe calf
Watch the birth in the video below:
Muziki was one of two pregnant giraffes at the zoo. The other pregnant giraffe, Laikipia, is also due any day now. Staff say she’s not yet showing signs of labor.
