00:00at two months old and already over two
00:05metres tall. This giraffe calf was only born last month.
00:10It's about 60 kilograms and has since grown to over 120.
00:15Now first time mother Ayama and the still unnamed newborn.
00:20Giraffe births are known to be quite dramatic as they give
00:25birth standing up. But early on zookeepers here had to step in with a newborn.
00:30Requiring round the clock intensive care.
00:33When a baby giraffe is born it's a pretty
00:35traumatic experience for that calf. It's a very very long drop
00:38in those first few seconds of his life.
00:40Our little man had a little bit of a rougher start than normal
00:43which meant that we actually did have to step in.
00:45And help raise him. Which means that we've been spending
00:4824 hours a day here with him, feeding him.
00:50Helping him with a little bit of physiotherapy even.
00:52They have only started to introduce it into...
00:55to its outdoor habitat but say it's already showing its
00:58personality with plenty of...
01:00curiosity and confidence.
01:02He's growing absolutely so quickly it is...
01:05unbelievable.
01:06So now that he's a little bit more confident and a little bit stronger
01:08we have started introducing him...
01:10out onto the habitat here.
01:11So every morning you guys can come and see him.
01:14He's out on habitat between...
01:159 and 11am.
01:16Just getting slowly used to being out here.
01:18The new smells.
01:19The new sounds.
01:20Meeting some of the new residents that are here as well.
01:22As for a name, that will now be up to...
01:25to the public.
01:26With a voting competition underway from a short list of three...
01:30African names.
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