The newest addition to the Roger Williams Zoo arrived on Saturday, May 5, 2007. Visitors were treated to a rare event with the chance to witness the birth of a Masai giraffe. The male calf was born at the Plains of Africa exhibit, and is the first delivered at the zoo in five years. At birth, the new calf measured 6 feet tall and weighed over 140 pounds. The calf will be named by the winner of a contest being held by the zoo.
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