The Fort Worth Zoo welcomed a new baby giraffe just in time for Mother's Day.
The male calf — whose gender was revealed Wednesday — was born May 8 to mother Kala and is her seventh calf, the zoo said.
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WATCH HEREThe wobbly 6-foot-tall baby weighed 174 pounds at birth and has been spending time bonding with his mother in the barn.
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SIGN UP The giraffe habitat will need to dry out before the little calf can meet his new fans, according to the zoo.
A naming contest is in the works for the new calf with details to be released soon.
