The FossilRim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose is giving North Texas a chance to do SomethingGood for a baby giraffe: Give it a name!
The Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose is giving North Texas a chance to do something good for a baby giraffe: give it a name!
The mama giraffe, Jan, and the conservation facility welcomed the baby girl back on April 23. She's a month old and doesn't yet have a name. So,Members of the center's Environmental Engagement Department submitted three potential names with an explanation for each.Maple was chosen not only for its fun relation to one of this season's earlier calves,"Waffles," but as a nod to the unique spot pattern each giraffe has.
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