Triana and Sagira, the two small bottle-raised giraffes, are now on public view at Bioparc Valencia

12 2014 June

Triana and Sagira, the two small giraffes raised with bottles, are now on public view at Bioparc Valencia

These two beautiful "Baringo" giraffes are in serious danger of extinction in the wild and their keepers continue to hand-feed them, as the success of their breeding is vital for the survival of the species.

These two beautiful “Baringo” giraffes are in serious danger of extinction in the wild and their keepers continue to hand-feed them, as the success of their breeding is vital for the survival of the species.

Valencia, June 12, 2014. Triana He will be two months old next week and his “sister” Sagira Just yesterday it was a month ago and they have become the “spoiled girls” from the Bioparc Valencia team. It's been a few weeks of intense work, large doses of patience and a lot of care and there is still much to do, since the pace of 5 giant bottles up to date will remain for several more months.

Now visitors can see them very closely together with their “Aunt” Che in a limited area so that they feel calmer and it is a truly extraordinary image. The original names have been chosen by the caretakers And so Triana follows the Andalusian tradition of her mother Bulería and the lively and playful character encouraged them to call the youngest Sagira, which in Egyptian means “little”. Her father is Julius, the imposing 6 meter tall male, who is in charge of the largest group of giraffes in Spain, with a total of 9 specimens, which enjoy the green meadows of the Bioparc Valencia savannah.

A very united group

These first outings of the little giraffes have caught the attention of the group, which periodically comes to see them. In addition, they have also surprised the rest of the animals that inhabit this area of Bioparc, since it is a multispecies enclosure where different types of antelope coexist such as impalas, Thomson gazelles, Blesbok and Kobos and also striking birds such as the African Jabirú, the Crowned Crane or the Sacred Ibis.

European Breeding Program (EEP)

Bioparc Valencia has become the most important reproduction center of the subspecies Rothschild or Baringo (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi). in the wild is seriously threatened, with a population that continues to decline every year. Its native habitat is northern Uganda and southern Sudan and its life expectancy is 10-15 years in the wild and 20-27 in captivity.