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Look who just dropped in! Zoo’s cameras capture moment a rare giraffe calf is born and promptly falls 6ft to the ground.The first wobbly steps of a baby giraffe have been caught on camera at Chester Zoo.Millions have watched the CCTV footage showing the birth of the rare Rothschild's calf - from one of the world's most endangered species. The five-foot-tall youngster, which is yet to be named, arrived at 15:20 on Monday to eight-year-old mum Orla.Zookeepers still need to determine the calf's gender - something which is not immediately possible when a baby giraffe is born.Ora is said to have delivered her youngster smoothly following a four-hour labour bringing an end to her 15-month pregnancy.It comes as the world waits for April the pregnant giraffe to give birth 'at any moment' in upstate New York.Sarah Roffe, giraffe team manager at Chester Zoo, said: 'For a little while we could just see two spindly legs poking out.'She's an experienced mum and a few hours later she delivered the calf safely onto soft straw as the rest of the herd, including her other young Kidepo and Millie, looked on.'Although it might be quite a drop, and they may fall to the ground with a bit of a thud, it's how giraffe calves arrive into the world and it stimulates them into taking their first breaths.'That whole process, from a calf being born to it taking its very first steps, is an incredibly special thing to see.'Those long legs take a little bit of getting used to but the new calf is doing ever so well, as is mum.'She's an excellent parent and is doing a fantastic job of nursing her new arrival. 'The world may be waiting for April the giraffe to have her calf over in America, but Orla has beaten her to it.'The calf is the second Rothschild's giraffe to be born at the zoo in the space of just four months after the arrival of male Murchison on Boxing Day.Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

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