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It’s a long-necked boy! Calgary Zoo giraffe Emara finally a mother
CALGARY — A giraffe at the Calgary Zoo who was given hormone help to try to ensure a successful pregnancy is finally a mom.
The zoo has posted on its Facebook page that Emara, an eight-year-old Masai giraffe, gave birth to a male calf on Sunday.
Emara had three previous pregnancies, but two ended in miscarriages and a third produced a calf that died due to birth defects.
The zoo decided that this time around it would give Emara progesterone supplements to try to ensure a successful delivery — a treatment apparently not tried on a giraffe before.