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Assam zoo gets its first giraffe calf, citizens rush to name new inmate

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November 20, 2023

ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed his happiness over the birth of a giraffe calf on platform 'X'.

- PRASANTA MAZUMDAR

Assam zoo gets its first giraffe calf, citizens rush to name new inmate

He initiated a game of naming the calf by asking for suggestions. Some wanted to name her Maloti; another wanted that she should be named Apoorva while another believed Himanta is a befitting name. The calf's roots are in Africa but she is an Assamese by birth.

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