History:

• Miguu was born at the Los Angeles Zoo. He arrived at the Phx Zoo March 2010

• Miguu is father to female calves Siku, Rafiki, Moshi, Luna and Aurora

• Imara was born at the San Diego Zoo. She came to Phx Zoo 10/2012

• Imara is mother to female Rafiki born at Phx zoo 6/26/18

• Sunshine was born at the Santa Barbara Zoo. She came to Phx Zoo Spring 2015.

• Sunshine is mother to female calves Siku (9/12/17), Moshi (3/22/19), Luna (2/7/2022) and Aurora (10/25/23). All 4 were born at the Phx Zoo.

• Aurora - new baby born to Sunshine & Miguu. Name chosen in public vote

• Aurora transferred to the Brevard Zoo in Florida Spring 2025.

More Information:

• Our giraffes are Masai giraffes

• Masai are often noticably darker than other species with distinctive vine leaf shaped patches.

• Ruminants (animal that chews its cud)

• Zoo diet: Bermuda and alfalfa hay, produce, herbivore pellets

• Tongue is 17.7 to 21.7 inches long

• Prehensile tongue and lips

• Spend majority of the day feeding

• Most water intake comes from food and dew

• Have hair covered horns called ossicones

• Pacing gait: move both left legs together and both right legs together

• Giraffe's patches are primarily for camoflage.

• Beneath the patches is a sophisticated system of blood vessels that acts as a thermal window to release body heat.

• Gestation: 14-15 months

• Lifespan: 15-20 for males, 20-25 for females.

• Bulls often live solitary, moving from group to group.