Public to name zoo’s latest arrival

DUBLIN ZOO is inviting the public to come up with a name for its newest attraction — a nine-day-old giraffe.

The baby girl, already over 5ft tall, was born on January 4 to mother Jenny and officials want the name of the latest arrival to be of African origin.

And the zoo is kicking off the new year with a double celebration as figures reveal more than 931,000 people passed through turnstiles in 2008, marking record visitor numbers.