Kipepeo, a 4-year-old giraffe from a zoo in Texas, came to Maryland last year but no one knew she was pregnant.

She was born to female, Juma and male Caesar, who still lives in the Giraffe House at the zoo. The Maryland Zoo welcomed several new animals in 2024, including adorable opossums Moose and Salmon ...

Kipi, meanwhile, is being “a great first-time mother,” according to the zoo. The Giraffe House is closed to the public for the foreseeable future to give Kipi and her calf some privacy and ...

Zookeepers said she’s nursing well and "Kipi is being a great first-time mother.” The giraffe house will be closed temporarily to give the new mama and her calf time to bond, officials said.

The giraffe house will be closed temporarily to give the new mama and her calf time to bond, officials said. Meanwhile, the zoo’s male giraffe can be seen in its outside habitat. Zoo officials ...

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but the interior of the Giraffe House will be closed for the time being to give the new mother and her calf time to bond.

For now, the Giraffe House will be temporarily closed to the public to give mom and baby some peaceful bonding time. But don’t worry, the zoo’s other long-necked residents and okapi friends ...

To give Kipi and her baby time to bond, the interior of the Giraffe House will be closed until further notice, the zoo said. The male giraffes at the zoo will still be visible in their outside ...