Giraffes arrive at wildlife park

Staff at a Cumbrian zoo are celebrating the arrival of two new young giraffes.

Bo and Earl, both two-year-old male Rothschilds giraffes, are settling in at South Lakes Wild Animal Park after travelling from Belfast Zoo.

The pair, both about 9ft (2.7m) tall, will remain at the park until they are mature enough to enter a Europe-wide breeding programme.

Park owner David Gill said: "They are just getting to know the other animals but they seem to be mixing nicely."

The park, which only keeps male giraffes, is part of a project attempting to recreate wild conditions in which young males live as part of all male groups until they reach breeding age.