NORTHERN IRELAND: Visitors to Belfast Zoo were treated to an astonishing sight on Wednesday afternoon when one of the resident giraffes gave birth in front of them. According to the Zoo's Facebook post, the mother giraffe gave birth while standing up, causing the calf to fall "five feet" to the ground. The calf stood up just thirty minutes later, showing that all was OK.
This post is embeddable: Belfast Zoo via Facebook (Photo credit: Johnny Megarry)