FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The newest member of the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo has a name. A live auction was held to name the reticulated giraffe born on August 16th.
This week, the zoo said her name will be Mila.
The giraffe naming opportunity was a live auction item at the Zoo’s annual Zoobilee event held September 12.
The zoo released the following:
“The Zoo doesn’t have a new baby giraffe birth very often. Then to have her birth perfectly timed with our annual gala, we knew we had to include her naming opportunity as part of Zoobilee,” shares Rick Schuiteman, Zoo Executive Director. “It was the highlight of the evening with quite the bidding excitement. The Zoo is so grateful to the generous support of the Hallow Family.”
Jake and Molly Hallow were on hand today with their families to unveil their chosen name, Mila.
“Mila was a very easy choice for us,” said Jake and Molly Hallow. “Mila is our daughter’s name, who is quite the giraffe lover, even at her young age. Our Mila, was excited to meet her namesake today.”
Mila, the reticulated giraffe becomes the Zoo’s newest ambassador representing wild giraffe in Africa. The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo supports the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF), an organization working to research giraffes and implement ways to save them. To learn more about giraffe conservation and how you can help, visit kidszoo.org.
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