Houston Zoo gets a little taller

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It's a girl!

The Houston Zoo is one resident bigger now, following the weekend birth of a Masai giraffe. Mother Neema, delivered the healthy female calf Sunday at around 7:20am at the McGovern Giraffe Habitat at the Houston Zoo, ending a 14.5-month pregnancy.

"The calf was standing on her own and nursing shortly after," said Houston Zoo Hoofed Stock Supervisor, John Register. "The calf weighs 132 pounds and is six feet tall."

The new arrival increases the Zoo's herd of Masai giraffes to 10. Neema and father Mtembei, are both seven years old.

This is Neema's second successful birth.