ZooMiami's new baby giraffe Princess Buttercup made her first appearance on exhibit Wednesday.
The baby was born April 8 to Sabra and Fezzik. She weighed 108 pounds and stood a little over five feet tall, zoo officials said.
Princess Buttercup was the 47th giraffe born at ZooMiami and the first for Sabra, who came from the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa.
Fezzik died in November of last year due to age related crippling arthritis.
Giraffes have a pregnancy term of about 15 months. The mother rarely lies down while giving birth and the baby falls about 4-6 feet when born, zoo officials said.
