Jan. 13 (UPI) — A New York Zoo announced its second giraffe calf born in a week is a girl with the same father but a different mother from the first calf.
The Seneca Park Zoo said the second calf, born Dec. 13, is a female who was dubbed Pippi “due to her unruly ossicones” that resemble the pigtails sported by fictional character Pippi Longstocking.
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Pippi was born to mother Iggy one week after another giraffe, Kipenzi, gave birth to a male calf dubbed Parker Jr., aka PJ.
Both calves were fathered by Parker, a giraffe who died in February 2023.
The zoo said the mothers and their calves are doing well in a behind-the-scenes area.
