Tag: calf
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Denver Zoo’s 3-week-old giraffe delights crowds
At a ripe 3-weeks-old, the Denver Zoo’s new reticulated giraffe calf is already stealing hearts, and the attention, of visitors. Staff have been slowly introducing the still unnamed calf to the outdoor enclosure and zoo audiences. Dozens stopped at a time to catch a glimpse of the baby giraffe on Friday morning, with many parents…
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Colorado rancher uses genetics to create super mountain cows
When a Denver Gazette reporter called the Walter Angus company to interview them on the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association award they just earned, Manager Ty Walter responded: “I’m cleaning the pens right now. The weather’s not helping.” This was Wednesday, as the state was getting pounded with a snowstorm that shut down most government and school…