News of the Day: November 20, 2020

Memphis Zoo Welcomes Second New Baby Giraffe in Less Than One Week~ Wendy, a Memphis Zoo giraffe gave birth recently to a boy calf and his is name is Kiburi, which means precocious in Swahili. Within the same week, the zoo’s 12-year-old giraffe Angela Kate gave birth her baby giraffe on April 9, 2019. These births bring the Memphis Zoo’s reticulated giraffe herd to 11. Reticulated giraffes are considered endangered, with only 11,000 remaining in the wild and a population that is declining. Memphis Zoo, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is home to more than 4,500 animals representing more than 500 different species.

Here’s everything you need to know going on in the Mid-South:

 

  • Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced a curfew for bars, private clubs and restaurants with “on-premise” permits through Jan. 3.

 

 

  • The Memphis Zoo announced their addition of a new baby giraffe, who is named after Memphis Grizzlies player Ja Morant. The new member of the zoo is named Ja Raffe.

 

  • Yesterday, traffic came to a standstill all over East Memphis after a pedestrian was hit by a semi-truck on I-40. He was allegedly running from Memphis Police. Authorities are still searching for the passenger that got into the driver’s seat of the same car and escaped.

 

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