Fresno Chaffee Zoo Giraffe ''Baba'' celebrates 30th birthday

Baba is 1 of 5 of the oldest giraffes successful the United States.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A solemnisation is successful store for a precise peculiar giraffe astatine Fresno's Chaffee Zoo.

"Baba," the reticulated giraffe, is celebrating her 30th birthday.

The gentle elephantine was calved successful 1994 and arrived astatine the zoo a twelvemonth later.

Since that time, she has fixed commencement to 7 calves.

And 1 of them, 15-year-old "Jabari," lives with Baba successful the herd astatine the Zoo.

Caretakers accidental this mother's charisma and stature has drawn countless admirers.

And implicit the years, she's learned however to usage her charm to get much lettuce from radical who sojourn her connected the platform astatine the Zoo.

Baba is besides 1 of 5 of the oldest giraffes successful the United States.