Again, I cannot tell you how much Micah and I adore giraffes. They are past cute hearing straight into the midst of adorable.This lovely (almost) little one was born at the Western Plains Zoo, and has a play mate that's about 3months older. It's quite amazing that they come out over 2m tall... and since their mother's give birth standing up, they get to fall more than their own birth height upon entering the world! Fortunately for mom, their horns move from being flat against their heads to upright several days after birth.
Taken March 2010 - Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, NSW
Heehee, what a lovely stance he (she?) has here. It looks adorable. Also, I didn't know that giraffes give birth standing up. Thanks for the nugget. What a shock for the little one.
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