Disneyโs Animal Kingdom welcomes pair of Masai giraffe calves to savanna
ORLANDO, Fla โ Disneyโs Animal Kingdom has welcomed two new Masai giraffe calves to its popular Kilimanjaro Safari Savanna. New photos show the moments the two calves named Maple and Zella made their way out into the public view Thursday. โBorn just a couple of months ago, these two have spent a lot of time bonding backstage with their moms Mara and Willow, but this morning they joined the rest of the tower (family of giraffes) and were greeted by a few friendly neighbors, including zebra, wildebeest and springbokโ said Dr. Mark Penning, Vice President, Disneyโs Animals, Science & Environment, on his Instagram. Full Screen 1 / 5 A pair of Masai giraffe calves born just a month apart at Disneyโs Animal Kingdom Theme Park get a warm welcome as they join the herd on the savanna, Dec. 3, 2020, at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Penning informed viewers that Maple was given her name because keepers noticed one of the spots on her skin resembled a maple leaf while Zellaโs name means โbeautiful girl, who knows the path,โ in Slavic and African languages. โThese calves will start spending more time on the savanna in the coming days, so be on the lookout to see if you can spot them on your next safari adventure!โ Penning said.