The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens announced the arrival of two female giraffes from another AZA-accredited facility. Guests can now see the four-year-old giraffes in the habitat's back area as they settle into their new home under the care of the Zoo's animal experts. Standing at an estimated 13 feet tall, they are a little shorter than Gage, the Zoo's male giraffe.
Gage will continue to reside in the main habitat while the females complete recommended reproductive management protocols before all three are together. Zoo staff anticipate all three giraffes will share the habitat later this fall. The Zoo has not yet selected names for the new giraffes and will share updates once names have been chosen.
Giraffe feedings with Gage will continue as usual, and later this fall guests will have the opportunity to participate in feedings with all three giraffes. Available daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the encounter costs $6 per person or $5 for Annual Passholders. The Zoo noted that giraffes can grow to more than 15 feet tall as adults and are 6 feet tall when born, and that they are native to the African savanna, where they play a role as pollinators and seed dispersers.
Press release issued by Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens:
https://www.centralfloridazoo.org/central-florida-zoo-welcomes-two-female-giraffes/
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