After enduring a year of isolation in a dusty park in Ciudad Juarez, Benito the giraffe has finally arrived at his new home: a sprawling 7.5-acre savanna nestled within the Africam Safari animal park in Puebla. Now comes the hard part for the gangly 4-year-old: fitting in with the crowd of seven giraffes in his new neighborhood.
A 4-year-old giraffe named Benito arrived Tuesday at his new home in a large animal park in central Mexico. Now the hard part starts for the gangly post-adolescent: fitting in with the crowd of seven giraffes in his new neighborhood. The 7.5-acre enclosure at the Africam Safari park in central Puebla state already holds seven giraffes, including three females.
The 4-year-old giraffe arrived Tuesday at his new home in a large animal park in central Mexico. He was transferred following pressure from animal advocates, and after he spent the last year alone.
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