(Source: Reid Park Zoo)TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
A new giraffe at the Reid Park Zoo will explore it's
exhibit for the first time tomorrow morning.
A 1 year and 7-month-old giraffe named Jasiri came to
Tucson from the Indianapolis Zoo in about a month ago. He has spent time behind
the scenes with zoo keepers to make sure he his healthy and acclimating to his
new keepers.
He traveled to Reid Park Zoo to hopefully be a breeding
match with the zoo's giraffe Elinor.
He will be introduced into his new exhibit on Thursday at
9 a.m. and is able to go back to his barn in the afternoon.
Also in the exhibit are two elderly female giraffes,
Texas and Denver.
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