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FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE/KSEE) – One of the 5 oldest giraffes successful the federation is celebrating her day astatine the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, officials announced Monday.
Baba was calved successful 1994 and arrived astatine the Fresno Chaffee Zoo successful 1995.
“Over the years, Baba’s spunky property has made her the person of the herd. She’s gotten to cognize the radical astatine the platform and has learned however to get much lettuce,” said Michele Green, Zoo Animal Manager astatine Twiga. “For her being 30 years old, that’s truly impressive, not galore giraffes marque it to that property truthful it’s truly peculiar to our herd and barn.”
Zoo unit accidental reticulated giraffes, the tallest mammal connected Earth, typically unrecorded 25 years successful the wild.
During her 30 years, Baba has fixed commencement to 7 calves; 15-year-old Jabari inactive lives with her astatine the zoo.
Baba tin beryllium recovered successful the African Adventure Exhibit. Zoo unit accidental visitors tin archer her isolated from the remainder of the herd by her blonde mane.
Reticulated giraffes are classified arsenic endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Staff accidental their populations person decreased by 80% implicit the past 30 years, leaving lone an estimated 8,700 individuals left.
