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Phoenix Zoo has a brand new baby giraffe and you can help choose her name

Sunshine, one of the zoo's beloved Masai giraffes, gave birth to the baby girl on Oct. 25.

PHOENIX — There is a new addition to the Phoenix Zoo!

Sunshine, one of the zoo's beloved Masai giraffes, gave birth to the baby girl on Oct. 25 and she needs a name.

The zoo has asked for the community to vote on what name the baby giraffe should have. The choices are:

As of Friday afternoon, Aurora had the most votes with 46%. Kianga is in second place with 34% of the total votes. 

It's a girl! Sunshine gave birth to a beautiful and healthy baby girl and we need your help naming her! Please visit the link below to vote for your favorite name! The new calf is still getting her legs under her and will be out on the African Savanna in a couple weeks! https://www.phoenixzoo.org/blog/uncategorized/namesunshinescalf/ Voting closes November 27.

Posted by Phoenix Zoo on Friday, November 17, 2023

The baby is currently getting used to her surroundings in the giraffe barn but she is expected to make her appearance in the African Savanna exhibit in the next couple of weeks. 

Voting for the new calf's name ends on Nov. 27. 

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