1959 Press Photo Whipsnade Zoo's Six-Days Old Giraffe

Whipsnade Zoo's Six-Days Old Giraffe: Whipsnade Zoo's six-days old East African giraffe with his mother Happy,who is 12, and whose third baby this is. The father is Twiga (the African native name for giraffe). The baby is 5ft.8ins high and will grow to 16/17 feet.There are four other giraffes at Whipshade.

Photo measures 8.25 x 10 inches.

Photo is dated 4-22-1959.



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