Giraffe whose birth became an internet sensation is moving to North Carolina

Tajiri, the giraffe whose birth became an internet sensation last year, is going to be moving to North Carolina. The giraffe, who was born to "April the Giraffe" in 2017, is expected to be in his brand-new home at the Carolina Wildlife Conservation Park outside of Raleigh by late fall, according to the organization's website.April’s pregnancy drew more than 232 million YouTube live views during a seven-week period last year.Tajiri, which means “hope” in Swahili, has grown to nearly 10 feet tall. He was 5 feet 9 inches when he was born.The conservation park in Raleigh is a new educational facility that is currently under construction and slated to be open to the public in the spring of 2019 with a focus on species conservation through community engagement.The Wildlife Conservation Center in Virginia has been asked to oversee Tajiri'snew adventure. The WCC is a nonprofit wildlife conservation facility that is operated solely for the purpose of propagation, care, and research of endangered African species.The staff veterinarian and her team have been busy with the design of Tajiri's barn and habitat. They have been visiting and consulting with places like Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado and the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro to prepare for this exciting transition. The architect has drawn up the barn plans and construction began Friday.

Tajiri, the giraffe whose birth became an internet sensation last year, is going to be moving to North Carolina.

The giraffe, who was born to "April the Giraffe" in 2017, is expected to be in his brand-new home at the Carolina Wildlife Conservation Park outside of Raleigh by late fall, according to the organization's website.


April’s pregnancy drew more than 232 million YouTube live views during a seven-week period last year.

Tajiri, which means “hope” in Swahili, has grown to nearly 10 feet tall. He was 5 feet 9 inches when he was born.



The conservation park in Raleigh is a new educational facility that is currently under construction and slated to be open to the public in the spring of 2019 with a focus on species conservation through community engagement.

The Wildlife Conservation Center in Virginia has been asked to oversee Tajiri's

new adventure.

The WCC is a nonprofit wildlife conservation facility that is operated solely for the purpose of propagation, care, and research of endangered African species.

The staff veterinarian and her team have been busy with the design of Tajiri's barn and habitat. They have been visiting and consulting with places like Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado and the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro to prepare for this exciting transition.

The architect has drawn up the barn plans and construction began Friday.