Franklin Park Zoo welcomes new addition
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July 25, 2009 04:14 PM
Essdras M. Suarez/Globe Staff
The new giraffe taking it easy today at the zoo.
A two-day-old giraffe calf rested in the hay at the Franklin Park Zoo today, watched over by a vigilant mother.
The 6-foot-4, 164-pound calf born Thursday is one of three offspring from his parent giraffes, Jana and Beau.
Zoo officials said the calf was born without significant health problems, which was a relief because Beau was diagnosed with Giraffe Wasting Syndrome in October 2003 and it nearly killed him.
The unnamed calf will be named later on, zoo officials said.
"This could lead to a lifetime of learning" for zoo officials and for the children who visit the zoo, said John Linehan, president and chief executive of Zoo New England.
It was a good news story for a zoo that has recently said it's in financial trouble due to state budget cuts.
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