PHOENIX — The Phoenix Zoo’s newest baby female Masai giraffe has a name after the input of the community!
Meet Kasi!
Phoenix Zoo
Mother giraffe, Sunshine, welcomed her new baby on November 16. Following the arrival, the Valley Zoo invited the community to participate in a poll to select one of five finalist names. Voting was open until midnight on Monday, December 22.
'Kasi' means "speed" in Swahili. Zoo officials hope Sunshine and her calf will be ready to be viewed by the public in January.
Here were the other name options along with their meanings:
- Cyra: means "sun" in Persian/Greek
- Tesni: means "warmth from the sun" in Welsh
- Binti: means "daughter" in Swahili
- Ray: like a ray of sunshine
