Overview
- The calf was born Nov. 30 to Mawe and Chifu, both Masai giraffes born at the San Diego Zoo.
- Mawe is a first-time mother, according to the zoo’s Monday announcement.
- The newborn joins another calf, Lemayian, born in July at the same habitat.
- Visitors can glimpse mother–calf bonding in the Urban Jungle giraffe habitat’s designated maternity area.
- Zoo officials tie the birth to Masai giraffe conservation through the Species Survival Plan and the Savanna Conservation Hub, with the subspecies listed as endangered by the IUCN.