ZOOKEEPERS at Flamingo Land have welcomed their newest arrival - a baby Rothschild's giraffe born just a week ago.

The zoo is now running a competition to give the public chance to name the week-old calf.

Mum Lizzy, 5, gave birth to her daughter at 3am last Sunday, March 22. A visit from the vet days later confirmed the new arrival is female, and now the calf will be named via a Name the Baby compeition 

Although she's met the rest of Flamingo Land's giraffe herd, she will not make her public debut until later this week.

The Rothschild's giraffe herd at Flamingo Land was formed six years ago with the arrival of the new calf's father George, now eight, and two females, and to date the herd has welcomed four calves.

This newest calf has one "full sibling", a female called Pixie born on March 12, 2013.

She also has two half brothers born to the same father - Rufus who was born in 2011 and Brad who was born in January 2013.

Rothschild giraffes are listed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and their population is still decreasing. Flamingo Land's giraffes are part of the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP). George was born at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire and Lizzy was born in Opel Zoo in Germany.