Endangered giraffe gives birth for first time at Woodland Park Zoo

An endangered giraffe at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle gave birth for the first time Tuesday morning.

The calf was born just after 4 a.m. It's the first to be born at the zoo in three years.

After an exam Wednesday, the park posted on its Facebook page that the new baby is a girl. The zoo said the baby is 5'9" and weighs 149 pounds. She and her mother, 8-year-old Tufani are bonding well.

Tufani is a rare breed of giraffe and on the endangered species list.

According to the zoo's website, the new baby and Tufani will spend a few weeks together in the stalls before baby gets some outside time.

The father is a 4-year-old named Dave, who came to the zoo in June 2014. This is the first baby for both parents, who the zoo says were paired under a breeding recommendation from the Giraffe Species Survival Plan.