BATON ROUGE - BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo has announced the birth of a male reticulated giraffe on Thursday, Dec. 26. 

The calf was born to a 6-year-old, first-time mother named Rosie and a 13-year-old father, Rowan.

Veterinarians say the calf appears to be progressing as expected. 

This is the 20th giraffe born at the Baton Rouge Zoo.