DENVER — The Denver Zoo will soon welcome a new member to its family.
The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance announced on Facebook on Friday that BB, a 4-year-old female reticulated giraffe, is pregnant. The calf is expected to arrive in March 2025.
The zoo said BB and her calf are doing well and that she has been voluntarily participating in her prenatal care, including ultrasounds, checkups and weigh-ins to ensure that they are both healthy.
BB was born at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs in September 2020 and came to the Denver Zoo in 2022 as part of The Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Giraffe Species Survival Plan. Her mate, 4-year-old Jasiri, came to the zoo in 2022 from Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City, Kansas.
"Not only is this exciting news for DZCA, but it's also a huge win for this Endangered species and supports overall animal conservation efforts in human care!" the zoo said.
This will be the first giraffe born at the Denver Zoo since the 2017 birth of Dobby, who is now the oldest giraffe in their herd.
