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08-31-2006, 08:00 AM
From an article in an Italian national newspaper, "La Repubblica" - 31 Aug 2006.
She was born on August 13 2005, at the Villa Borghese Zoological Gardens in Rome. Today, weighing 154lb with a height of 6'3", she made her first public appearance. Born to a specimen of the Dvur Králové Zoo, the little giraffe will not remain at the BioPark long: she will be transferred to a wildlife preserve in Africa after she is weaned (about 18 months).
She was born on August 13 2005, at the Villa Borghese Zoological Gardens in Rome. Today, weighing 154lb with a height of 6'3", she made her first public appearance. Born to a specimen of the Dvur Králové Zoo, the little giraffe will not remain at the BioPark long: she will be transferred to a wildlife preserve in Africa after she is weaned (about 18 months).