MELBOURNE, Fla. -- A giraffe calf born in Florida learns a valuable lesson in its first minutes of life – if at first you don’t succeed, try, try and try again!
Video captured a giraffe born at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne Zoo on March 17. The calf weighed 148 pounds at birth and was 6 feet, 3.5 inches tall.
The calf was born to his 16-year-old mother Milenna and 19-year-old father, Rafiki. The calf is yet to be named.
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