Weighing in at 46 kilos, the male giraffe was born on Sunday after a 14-month gestation.

The long-legged calf has not yet been named.

It was the first birth for his mother, Mimi, who is nearly five meters tall.

The animals are of the reticulated giraffe subspecies, which in nature grazing the treetops of the African savannah.

The calf is scheduled to make its public debut when the zoo reopens in the spring.