Bali zoo's newborn baby giraffe is named Corona


Corona, the newborn giraffe stands with its mother at the Bali Safari Park in Gianyar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.- AFP

JAKARTA (AFP): A Bali zoo has named a baby giraffe Corona in honour of her birth during the global pandemic.

The calf was born on April 9 to mother Sophie and father Matadi, joining two other siblings at Bali Safari Park on the Indonesian holiday island.

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