Submitted Photo Roosevelt Park Zoo’s giraffe baby was born Sunday, Nov. 2, to parents Kianga and Kioni.

Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot has a new addition to its giraffe family with the birth on Sunday, Nov. 2, of a healthy, 145-pound male calf. https://ogden_images.s3.amazonaws.com/www.minotdailynews.com/images/2025/11/05190720/baby-giraffe-1105.mp4

According to zoo information, the giraffe calf was born at 10 p.m. inside the zoo’s state-of-the-art Giraffe Barn.

The long-legged baby giraffe, who hasn’t been named yet, was born to parents Kianga, 25, and Kioni, 4.

His birth is part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan, a program dedicated to ensuring the future of vulnerable species through thoughtful breeding and conservation efforts.

This marks mother Kianga’s

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