A baby giraffe is called a calf. After a 15-month gestation, the calf enters the world feet first.
Calves are usually born with the mother standing, so they fall 6 feet to the ground.
A giraffe birth happens slowly over a period of a couple hours.
The fall doesn’t hurt the baby, but it does cause it to take its first big breath
The umbilical cord is about 3-feet long, so it breaks midway through the calves’ birth.
Adult males are 16-18 feet tall; females are 14-16 feet. A newborn is about 6 feet tall and weighs 120-150 pounds.
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