Angolan giraffe born in Estepona, Málaga province

Angolan giraffe born in Estepona, Málaga province
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By m.p. - Aug 26, 2009 - 5:01 PM

Público TV

She is the first female of the endangered species to be born in Spain

The first female Angolan Giraffe to be born in Spain has been named Atenea, and just a few days after her birth in the Selwo Aventura park in Estepona, Málaga, is already 2 metres tall and weighs 80 kilos. She was in the womb for 15 months and is expected to reach a height of 5 metres when fully grown.

Atenea lives with her parents and her brother, Apolo, who was born at Selwo 2 years ago, at the centre’s special giraffe enclosure.

The only other groups of this endangered species found in Europe are in zoos in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, and in Dortmund in Germany.

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