Oakland Zoo Reaches New Heights with Addition of 6th Giraffe
OAKLAND, Calif., May 10, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A new male giraffe is adapting to his home at Oakland Zoo after traveling from Audubon Nature Institute in Louisiana. He traveled in a specially designed carrier for giraffes, which accommodated his approximately 10-foot height and gave him enough room during his journey. The 13-month-old giraffe was brought to the Zoo upon recommendation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP). These plans help ensure the sustainability of a healthy, genetically diverse, and demographically varied AZA population.
- OAKLAND, Calif., May 10, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A new male giraffe is adapting to his home at Oakland Zoo after traveling from Audubon Nature Institute in Louisiana.
- The 13-month-old giraffe was brought to the Zoo upon recommendation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP).
- The addition of another giraffe helps provide a more robust social structure to the giraffe herd at Oakland Zoo, bringing the total number of giraffes to six.
- Oakland Zoo supports The Reticulated Giraffe Project , which investigates reticulated giraffes' behavioral ecology and population processes to inform conservation and management efforts.