Giraffe calf born at Gladys Porter Zoo

A newborn giraffe looks directly at the camera. The calf can be seen at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville with the rest of the herd.
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A giraffe calf walks near the rest of the herd at their exhibit last Tuesday at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville. There are about 15,950 reticulated giraffes still left in the wild, according to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation.
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The calf and his mother Rocket touch heads last Tuesday at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville.
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The one-month-old giraffe surpasses 6 feet in height. The pole beside him is used to inform the public of the height of the giraffes at the exhibit at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville.
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A newborn calf stretches his neck as another giraffe lays in the shade last Tuesday at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville. There are about 15,950 reticulated giraffes left in the wild, according to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation.
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A one-month-old giraffe calf looks at the camera at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville last Tuesday. There are about 15,950 reticulated giraffes still left in the wild, according to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the species on its red list of threatened species.
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