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:''This article is about the giraffe. For people named Edward, see [[Edward (disambiguation)]].'' | :''This article is about the giraffe. For people named Edward, see [[Edward (disambiguation)]].'' | ||
[[Image:Edward.jpg|right|thumb|Edward]] | [[Image:Edward.jpg|right|thumb|Edward in 2010]] | ||
'''Edward''' (born [[February 15]], [[2009]] in Springfield, Missouri) is a male Baringo giraffe (''Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi'') at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]. He was fathered by Stretch at the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, and came to [[Birmingham]]'s new "[[Trails of Africa]]" exhibit on [[September 8]], [[2010]]. After a quarantine period, he joined the zoo's other giraffes, [[Jalil]] and [[Willow]], in the savannah area in November. | '''Edward''' (born [[February 15]], [[2009]] in Springfield, Missouri) is a male Baringo giraffe (''Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi'') at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]. He was fathered by Stretch at the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, and came to [[Birmingham]]'s new "[[Trails of Africa]]" exhibit on [[September 8]], [[2010]]. After a quarantine period, he joined the zoo's other giraffes, [[Jalil]] and [[Willow]], in the savannah area in November. | ||
Revision as of 10:37, 15 February 2011
- This article is about the giraffe. For people named Edward, see Edward (disambiguation).
Edward (born February 15, 2009 in Springfield, Missouri) is a male Baringo giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) at the Birmingham Zoo. He was fathered by Stretch at the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, and came to Birmingham's new "Trails of Africa" exhibit on September 8, 2010. After a quarantine period, he joined the zoo's other giraffes, Jalil and Willow, in the savannah area in November.
References
- "Birmingham Zoo adds new giraffe." (November 11, 2010) Birmingham Business Journal
- Thornton, William (November 13, 2010) "Teaching this Birmingham zoo resident can be tall order." Birmingham News