Leo "The Baby Masai Giraffe"
The Los Angeles Zoo welcomed a male Masai Giraffe calf, born on November 20, 2014, to parents Hasina, 6-years-old, and Artemus, 18-years-old. This is the second calf for Hasina who came from the San Diego Zoo in 2010. The baby currently stands at around 6-feet-tall and weighs close to 150 pounds.
This was a birth the L.A. Zoo was thankful for during the holiday season as the population of giraffes across the African continent is drastically declining due to hunting and habitat loss. A local couple also felt a connection to the baby giraffe as they made the decision to adopt the baby and formally name him Leo.
Read MoreThis was a birth the L.A. Zoo was thankful for during the holiday season as the population of giraffes across the African continent is drastically declining due to hunting and habitat loss. A local couple also felt a connection to the baby giraffe as they made the decision to adopt the baby and formally name him Leo.
This is a picture of baby Leo and his sister, Sofie. Sofie was born at the Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens on April 22, 2013, weighing in at 135 pounds and standing six feet tall. They were both born to the zoo’s female Masai giraffe, “Hasina,” and to the zoo's male Masai giraffe, "Armitus."
