Five-foot baby is Chester Zoo's newest arrival
Published Date:
31 January 2008
SHE is one of the smallest giraffes ever born at Chester Zoo but pint-sized Margaret will soon be an animal to look up to.
Margaret, the first female Rothschild giraffe born at the zoo, is being hand-reared by her dedicated keepers.
The first calf for six-year-old mum Fay, Margaret, who was born two weeks early, tipped the scales at just 34 kilos and is a mere five feet tall.
Tim Rowlands, team leader of the giraffe section, said: "Margaret is potentially one of the smallest giraffe calves we have ever seen.
"Fay isn't the largest of giraffes and Margaret was also early, which might go some way to explaining her size. Margaret was having difficulty suckling so our keeping team are now hand-rearing her and she is going from strength to strength.
"We have a good track record when it comes to breeding giraffes."
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Last Updated:
31 January 2008 11:32 AM
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