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No name has yet been selected for the six-foot male calf born on
Oct. 26 whose naming rights were sold at an auction at the zoo's
annual fundraiser on Saturday, spokeswoman Laurie Holloway said.
"There was a lot of interest in choosing a name so the timing was
perfect since an auction was already planned," she said.
The money will be used for giraffe conservation efforts in African
countries where the animals roam.
The baby giraffe is the 12th in the Dallas Zoo's herd, which is
among the largest in the United States, Holloway said.
(Reporting by Marice Richter; Writing by Jon Herskovitz)
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