First Moments of Life for a Baby Giraffe

Holidaymakers on safari breaks are increasingly used to seeing spectacular sights as expert tour guides take them deep into the heart of the animal kingdom. But few tourists have been fortunate enough to witness the heart-warming nature show caught on camera in the Masai Mara last week – the first, nervous seconds of a newly borngiraffe’s life.

Tottering precariously on spindly legs, the baby giraffe was spotted just a few minutes after its birth – so soon that it was still coated in amniotic fluid. Read more: http://funzu.com/index.php/crazy-pics/first-moments-of-life-for-a-baby-giraffe-23042010.html#ixzz0nk0fG7iu