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Saturday, June 21, 2014

A BABY GIRAFFE IS BORN - WITH DAD LOOKING ON BY MOM'S SIDE - PICTURES

Giraffe Eura gives birth to her calf at the GaiaZOO in Kerkrade, The Netherlands, earlier this week under the watchful eye of its concerned father
In remarkable pictures, giraffe Eura can be seen birthing her newborn at the GaiaZOO in Kerkrade, The Netherlands.  She then rather touchingly tends to the calf as it lies looking startled on the floor of the enclosure.  The birth, which took place on June 20, followed a 15-month pregnancy.
 
As the giraffe is the tallest living animal on earth - the newborn would have fallen about two meters during the birth.  

The newborn's mum and dad look at their calf - who appears a little startled while sitting on the floor of the enclosure. The parents would have tended the calf before helping it to walk
Mom, dad and baby

 

Luckily, this calf looks to have survived its fall without any major incident - although it does appear to be a little shell shocked.
The birth comes as another birthed a calf in front of a jubilant crowd at San Diego Zoo in California.  Spectators waited for two and a half hours for the mother to deliver the creature - with one person even capturing the moment on their camera.

Read more and see additional pictures
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2664463/Its-long-way-After-15-month-pregnancy-giraffe-Dutch-zoo-gives-birth-concerned-dad-watches-on.html

Photos - EPA, Daily Mail

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