Baby giraffe born at Hovatter’s Wildlife Zoo
23 Oct 2023
News
There is an exciting new addition at Hovatter’s Wildlife Zoo, located in Preston County.
The zoo posted to its Facebook page Monday morning saying that Zena, one of the zoo’s giraffes, had her first calf on Friday.
The post says the calf, Zara, is healthy and doing well.
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