The Oakland Zoo on Thursday asked for the public to vote on a name for a new male giraffe that recently arrived at the zoo.
The 13-month-old and 10-foot-tall giraffe came from the Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans and arrived at the Oakland Zoo in a specially designed carrier on Tuesday night.The zoo has given people on social media the chance to pick one of three names in Swahili -- the language spoken in the giraffe's native region -- and the winner of what could be a neck and neck race will be announced on Monday.The options are are Enzi , Nuru and Kovu .
"He is a brave and bold giraffe who's adjusting quite well," Oakland Zoo zoological manager Amy Phelps said in a statement. "We're thrilled to get to know him and watch him develop a bond with his new herd at the zoo."
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