Dani Raske reports that a 6 year old endangered Rothschild giraffe named Petal gave birth last Friday to a happy, healthy baby at the Zoological Conservation Center in Greenwich, Connecticut. In this video taken only minutes after labor, the new calf stands for the first time.
Now, the new video has garnered over 250,000 views, and is featured on YahooNews, HuffPost, WashingtonPost, and RightThisMinute.