A newborn giraffe can find its feet—after a little stumbling around—in mere minutes. | National Geographic

Footcare for a giraffe is very important to its overall wellbeing, so keepers perform regular hoof trims. They have even trained many of the animals like Tessa to offer hooves voluntarily! Keepers Teresa and Melina work with Tessa to keep her healthy! The team works with the Zoo Hoofstock Trim Program to stay up on best practices and, on a recent visit, the hoofstock pros noted that the giraffe, okapi, and goats feet looked beautiful and we were doing a great job maintaining their hooves. Learn