Photos: Hope the baby giraffe is a favorite at the Omaha Zoo
Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, with one of her caretakers Josh Shandera, at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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Betty, a female giraffe, has begun looking after Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, as her 'adopted' baby, at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, has a snack at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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A stuffed toy the keepers hold up when feeding Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, a bottle to simulate the shadow her mother's belly would cast when nursing. Photographed at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, has a bottle at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, stands on a scale between her caretakers Ben Meendering, left, and Josh Shandera at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, with her 'adopted mom' Betty, at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
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Josh Shandera, a senior keeper, feeds Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, a bottle at OmahaÕs Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
10 p.m. — Lays down for the night (She lays down periodically throughout the day to rest, but typically lays down for the night around this time.)
Go to the zoo's social media for details on how to purchase a Hope shirt. On Instagram, it's @theomahazoo. Facebook is Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium and TikTok is @omahazoo.
