A baby giraffe has been born at Dublin Zoo.
The male calf was born in the early hours of Thursday the 12th of September to mother Casey and father Tafari.
He stands at 1.8 metres tall and weighs around 60kg and has joined in with the rest of the heard in the African Savanna.
Rothschild male giraffes grow to six metres in height and can weigh over 2000kg.
Fewer than 670 remain in the wild, making the Rothschild one of the most threatened of the nine sub-species of giraffe.
Zoo Keeper at Dublin Zoo, Pamela O’Brien said: “We are very excited about the latest addition to the giraffe herd.
Casey, his mother is doing an excellent job and is very attentive to her newborn. The calf is full of energy and very inquisitive".
