Overview
- Disney detailed the new arrivals Friday, saying the youngsters are healthy backstage now and will begin appearing on the Animal Kingdom and Lodge savannas this summer.
- A female Masai giraffe calf born in April stands nearly six feet and weighs about 120 pounds, is bonding with mom Willow after a first checkup, and is slated to join Kilimanjaro Safaris with the herd that includes half‑brother Tucker.
- Animal Kingdom Lodge welcomed Parker the nyala calf plus four red river hog piglets named Mason, Cooper, Phillip, and Demi, which are sticking close to their mothers as they explore the savanna.
- Mabel, the first Ankole calf born at Walt Disney World in more than 20 years, is thriving under the animal care team’s round‑the‑clock supervision.
- Disney cites its work with the AZA Species Survival Plan for giraffes, notes the Masai subspecies is listed as endangered with about 30,000 remaining, and points to $141 million in Disney Conservation Fund support since 1995.