Zoo Names New Baby Giraffe For Baseball Slugger

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A weeks-old giraffe at the Fort Worth Zoo has been named Beltre (BEL’-tray) in honor of Texas Rangers slugger Adrian Beltre and his 3,000th career hit.
Zoo officials announced the name and tweeted congratulations to Beltre for his “major milestone” on Sunday, in a 10-6 loss to Baltimore.Zoo spokeswoman Avery Elander on Monday said the reticulated male giraffe was born June 8 and weighed 185 pounds (84 kilograms).
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