Southwestern Japan zoo solicits names for baby giraffe

A southwestern Japan zoo is soliciting ideas from the public for a name for a female baby giraffe born there on Aug. 1.The calf, estimated to be 190 centimeters tall and weighing 70 kilograms, is one of eight Masai giraffes native to Africa kept in zoos across Japan, according to Miyazaki City Phoenix Zoo.The baby giraffe has been exhibited at the zoo since Aug. 12. Masai giraffes are endangered and on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature."I would like people to come up with a name that will cheer everybody up," said Toshihisa Deguchi, head of the Miyazaki zoo.…READ FULL ARTICLE