Two giraffes at Blank Park Zoo expecting calves this summer

There's a giraffe baby boom coming to Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines.
Smithsonian Magazine

No One Knew This Giraffe Was Pregnant—Until She Suddenly Gave Birth to a Healthy Baby Girl

Kipi, the 4-year-old female reticulated giraffe, stands roughly 12 feet tall. Her calf is roughly 6 feet tall. Maryland Zoo Kipepeo was acting odd. On the night of March 26, caretakers at the Maryland ...
WLKY

First-of-its-kind surgery saves giraffe at Wisconsin zoo

KINJI THE GIRAFFE AT THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO IS RECOVERING AFTER A FIRST OF ITS KIND SURGERY. THE ZOO SAYS KENNEDY SUFFERED A UNIQUE BREEDING INJURY, SO THEIR STAFF PERFORMED A NOVEL SURGERY THAT ...
South Bend Tribune

Hope for a calf? Potawatomi Zoo gains a female giraffe with a breeding recommendation

SOUTH BEND ― A new female giraffe recently made her public debut at Potawatomi Zoo with a breeding recommendation from the Masai Giraffe Species Survival Plan. Zindzhi, which is derived from the Zulu ...
The Washington Post

Breeding Of Giraffe Might Be Postponed

The only giraffe at the National Zoo was scheduled to be trucked to Boston this fall to mate with a male there, but zoo officials say the transfer may be delayed until they complete an investigation ...
Washington Examiner

Questions and answers about giraffe breeding

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Joerg Jebram, who oversees the European Endangered Species Program for giraffes, explains why he believes the Copenhagen Zoo was correct in its decision to kill 2-year-old Marius. Q: ...