Watch This Happy Giraffe Frolic In The Unusually Warm Chicago Weather

If you hadn’t been outside in 2016 yet, you’d be frolicking too.

A giraffe at Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo showed his extreme appreciation for warm weather when he went outside for the first time in 2016. On March 9, the weather outside the zoo was unseasonably warm, so the staff allowed its four giraffes access to the outdoor enclosure.

While most calm strut about the enclosure and nibbled on the surrounding greenery, one showed us what it’s like to finally be released from the clutches of cabin fever.

Potoka, a 2-year-old male, responded with his own particular enthusiasm when he felt the sun on his face for the first time in many months.

 

“Looks like we’re not the only ones excited about the warm weather! Potoka pranced and our whole herd of reticulated giraffes enjoyed the unseasonably warm weather,” the zoo said in a Facebook post.

This does raise the question however of the kind of environment these animals should be living in. Should an animal that has evolved to live in the dry, open woodlands of sub-saharan Africa be living in the cold interior of a Chicago zoo?

Tell us your thoughts in the comment section and don’t forget to SHARE this happy little animal with friends and family who appreciate the sunshine as much as he does:

[Featured Image Credit: Brookfield Zoo via Facebook]

Watch This Happy Giraffe Frolic In The Unusually Warm Chicago Weather is an article from: LifeDaily