A new member of Salt Lake City’s Hogle Zoo family was welcomed this week with the birth of a giraffe calf.
The healthy baby boy was born through natural birth early Monday at 1:38 a.m., standing at birth at 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing in at 139 pounds.
The calf was born to his mother, Minka, and father, Ja. It’s the first birth for mom, and the Zoo said the calf has quickly bonded with Minka and began nursing…