BEING this good looking is no tall order for Chester Zoo's latest addition.
Molly is the first Rothschild giraffe to be born at the zoo. Mum is Kelly, six, and dad Thorn, five.
Kelly has taken to her new role as mum and just 30 minutes after she was born, Molly, who weighs 70kg, was on her feet.
Mike Jordan, Chester Zoo's Curator of Mammals and Birds, said: "To begin with, Kelly was a little anxious in her role as a new mum and we were on standby to intervene and help the calf. "But they have now taken to each other and Molly is suckling and mum Kelly is being very attentive. She is coming along very well and we are delighted with her progress."
The birth of the zoo's first Rothschild giraffe is all the more welcome as there are only 600 Rothschild giraffes left in the wild in Kenya and Uganda.
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