Under the care of his mother Orla, a newborn giraffe, Stanley took his first staggering steps within an hour of being born at the Chester Zoo in England. The new member of the zoo has been named after Mount Stanley, the highest mountain in Uganda, where many zoo conservationists are leaving no stone unturned to increase the number of giraffes in the wild. The birth took place inside the zoo’s giraffe habitat at 2.57 a.m. on August 6, however, by August 11 the zoo’s keepers had shared the news via social media.
According to a report in the Guardian, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has designated all species of giraffe under the Vulnerable List of Near Extinction. Among them, Rothschild’s giraffes are one of the most threatened species. Chester Zoo details that fewer than 2,500 Rothschild’s giraffes currently exist in the wild and, therefore, Stanley’s birth has become a major cause for celebration for conservationists. The giraffe’s team manager at the zoo, Sarah Roff, told Cheshire Live in a statement: “The mum-to-be Orla stood next to Dagmar, another veteran mother of the delivery, as she readied herself for the final push After that his calf came into the world with much percussion, causing the rest of the herd to jump to their feet.
The birth of rare newborn Stanley, who is already six feet tall, was captured in the zoo’s CCTV footage. In addition, the cameras also recorded the giraffe’s first few steps, which saw him walk towards his mother, Orla. The age of the mother giraffe is said to be 14. She was pregnant for the past 15 months and had to go through labor for more than three hours to bring her son into the world. Chester Zoo also took to social media to share the news of baby Stanley’s birth.
“Something incredibly special happened inside our giraffe habitat. A rare giraffe has been born, and our cameras have captured every moment. Meet Stanley… the rare giraffe calf born at the zoo and today it’s its first Went for outdoor zoomies. They are named after Mount Stanley in Uganda, where our conservationists are fighting to increase the number of giraffes in the wild,” said the zoo. Take a look at the video here:
BABY'S FIRST STEPS: Stanley the baby Rothschild's giraffe was seen standing up and taking his first steps alongside his mom in his enclosure at the Chester Zoo in England. pic.twitter.com/GYRtclSRl5
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The video has garnered over 22 thousand likes on Instagram, leaving netizens with adorable comments to mark his arrival. Some are calling her ‘beautiful’ and many people have also called her ‘cute’.
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