- Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo is welcoming a significant new addition ... Penelope, one of Zoo’s adult female reticulated giraffes, gave birth to a calf on the afternoon of Monday, February 23, 2026 - Reticulated giraffes are endangered and the birth is part of Reid Park Zoo’s participation in the Giraffe Species Survival Plan to maintain viable populations of these animals - The name of this new giraffe will be announced in April 2026 ... in the running: ==Mugie (pronounced “moo-ghee”) - a conservation park in Kenya where there is a population of Reticulated Giraffes ==Zawadi (pronounced “zah-wah-dee”) - Swahili name meaning “gift” == Ndizi (pronounced “n-DEE-zee”) - Swahili for banana, since he was born on National Banana Bread Day
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