Cheyenne Mountain Zoo welcomes new baby giraffe

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- 'Bailey,' an 8-year-old giraffe at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, gave birth on Monday to a baby girl giraffe calf.

The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo announced on their Facebook page Monday that their 8-year-old pregnant giraffe was in labor. By about 11:45 a.m., Bailey had given birth to the calf.

Staff say Bailey and the female calf are both doing well. The calf will be named after she is 30 days old, according to the zoo.

“You couldn’t ask anything more of a first-time mom,” said Jason Bredahl, giraffe animal care manager at CMZoo. “Bailey is nonstop grooming her baby, paying attention and making sure the baby is in a good position to nurse. Mom is doing a great job.”

The calf is the 17th members of the zoo's giraffe herd, and the first offspring for the mother Bailey.