Otis was nicknamed the “smiling hippo” at the zoo, The Associated Press reported. He got his nickname in 2010 when he was caught in a viral photo showing all his teeth in what appeared to be a big ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The San Diego Zoo announced the birth of a giraffe. The zoo said Mawe, a Masai giraffe at the zoo, welcomed her first calf on Sunday, November 30, 2025. Visitors can now see mom and ...

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The giraffe calf born at the San Diego Zoo on Nov. 30. (Photo courtesy of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance) Endangered Masai giraffe Mawe has stepped into motherhood for the first time welcoming ...

One of the calves was born on April 23, and both names were officially revealed on Tuesday. These leggy little ones are now part of a growing legacy at the park—Matope is the 14th Masai giraffe calf ...

Dec. 9 (UPI) --The San Diego Zoo announced the birth of a giraffe calf to a first-time mother who was also born at the zoo years earlier. The zoo announced Masai giraffe Mawe gave birth to her first ...

The giraffe habitat at the San Diego Zoo just got a new resident. A new calf was born on Nov. 30 between Mawe, its mother, and Chifu, the father. Both parents are Masai giraffes who were born at the ...

Endangered Masai giraffe Mawe has stepped into motherhood for the first time welcoming her first calf last month, the San Diego Zoo announced Monday. Visitors can now catch a glimpse of mom and the ...

SAN DIEGO, CA — The San Diego Zoo has welcomed a Masai giraffe calf. First-time mother Mawe gave birth to her calf on Nov. 30, zoo officials announced Monday. The calf, who has not yet been named, is ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego Zoo recently welcomed an adorable fur baby to its park, and this bundle of joy has the potential to grow up to 14 feet tall. Masai giraffe, Mawe, welcomed her ...