ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta is celebrating the birth of a 6-foot-tall newborn giraffe.
The giraffe was born Tuesday and weighed between 100 and 150 pounds.
"We are extremely excited about the birth of the calf," said Zoo Atlanta President and CEO Raymond King. "Giraffes have long been a very popular and charismatic part of the collection," King said in a statement.
This marks the first time that Glenda, the giraffe's 3-year-old mother, has given birth. Glenda was born in October 2006 at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Glenda and her half-sister, Mona, 4, arrived at Zoo Atlanta in 2007. They share their habitat with the calf's father, 4-year-old Abu.
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