Guest guest Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Those BIG eyes!Her eyes are beautiful. Most babies measuring 5 ft. Would beConsidered big. Newborn giraffe, Margaret, at Chester Zoo, UK is seen as unusually small for her species. She is one ofThe smallest giraffes ever born at Chester Zoo, but pint-sizedMargaret will soon be an animal to look up to. Little Margaret, who is the first female Rothschild giraffe bornAt the zoo, is being hand-reared by her dedicated keepers.She is the first calf for six-year-old mum, Fay. Margaret, whoWas born two weeks early, tipped the scales at just 34 kilos(75 lbs.) and is a mere 5 ft. Tall.Tim Rowland's, team leader of the Giraffes section, said,"Margaret is one of the smallest giraffe calves we have ever seen.Fay isn't the largest of giraffes and Margaret was also early,Which might go some way to explaining her size. Margaret wasHaving difficulty suckling, so our keeping team are now hand-rearing her. Keeper is hiding her milk bottle... I'm sure you'll agree that she is precious! ~~~ UNTIL ONE HAS LOVED AN ANIMAL, PART OF THEIR SOUL REMAINS UNAWAKENED ~~~ Verhoeven A P  Alfred P. Verhoeven Art 1 Verhoeven Art 2 Verhoeven Alfred P. Blog Verhoeven and Noble Verhoeven Amazon in Europe Verhoeven India Verhoeven Xlibris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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