A Tall Baby After fifteen months it is finally time A mother giraffe is ready to have her baby A baby giraffe is called a calf Giraffes usually have one calf at a time Sometimes they have twins This mother giraffe cleans her newborn calf
A newborn calf is about 6 feet 2 meters tall and weighs 220 pounds 100 kilograms That's about the size of a grown man A baby giraffe looks a lot like its parents It has a spotted coat two short horns and a stiff mane
A calf's mother and father are 14 to 18 feet 4 to 5.5 m tall They weigh between 1,750 and 2,800 pounds 790 and 1,270 kg almost as much as a small car Adult giraffes are so tall they could reach the top of a one story house
A mother giraffe helps her newborn take its first steps A new calf can stand up when it is one hour old After just ten hours it can run with its mother
