Joshua, a male Masai giraffe, became the Houston Zoo's newest bachelor at the barn last week, moving to the Bayou City from his old digs at the Virginia Zoo.
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The Association of Zoos and Aquariums along with Joshua's keepers have high hopes the giraffe will connect with the ladies and sire calves.
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Lucky for Joshua, his arrival comes only days after Miles, a 7-year-old Masai giraffe, moved from Houston for a zoo in South Carolina.
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If you've been to the Zoo in recent years, Miles was a regular visitor to the giraffe feeding platform.
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For now, Joshua plans on spending the next month on a retreat to the giraffe barn, meeting the eligible bachelorettes and getting to know the zoo.
We'll let you know when he's ready to make his public debut.
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