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Zoo Asks For Help Naming Baby Giraffe Recovering From Pneumonia

BOSTON (CBS) – The Franklin Park Zoo is asking for help naming a baby giraffe.

The female giraffe calf is two weeks old and recovering from pneumonia. She received care at Cummings Veterinary Medical Center at Tufts University and is now back home in a stall next to her mother.

Zookeepers are holding a contest to name the calf.

Giraffe calf
Giraffe calf at Franklin Park Zoo (Credit Zoo New England)

The options are "Asha" meaning hope or "Amari" meaning strength.

CLICK HERE to vote.

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