LOS ANGELES -- Zoo officials said a baby giraffe is ready to make her debut after she was hand-raised because her "disinterested mother" refused to nurse her young.
Images: Baby Masai Giraffe
Images: Endangered Animals
The baby Masai giraffe -- the second newborn to arrive at the zoo within three months -- was nursed in the Children's Zoo Nursery. The baby was scheduled to make her public debut Friday morning.
The calf was 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighed 156 pounds when she was born Feb. 6. The baby receives nine quarts of whole cow's milk per day.
She grew 5 inches and gained nearly 40 pounds since birth.
The giraffe will move into the main exhibit with her parents within three months. LINK
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