Omaha zoo unveils Hope as name for baby giraffe

OMAHA — A baby giraffe born last month in Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium has been given the name “Hope.” The name was inspired by longtime supporter Peg Pease, who has been volunteering at the zoo as a docent since 1995. Pease had been calling the calf “Hope.” Once the zoo’s giraffe care team found out, it adopted the name. Zoo officials said that a female giraffe calf was born at 12:40 a.m. on March 22. The newborn weighed 108 pounds and was measured at 5-feet, 7-inches tall, the zoo said in a press release. Her mother is Zola,…