Mexico’s Benito the giraffe gets new safari home
begin the 50-hour road journey to his new home at Africam Safari, a park in the state of Puebla, about 150 kilometers southeast of Mexico City.
Veterinarians would monitor Benito during the trek, said Frank Camacho, Africam Safari’s director.
“It is important that Benito is in favorable conditions in an enclosure where he can be at a controlled temperature with all the food he needs,” Camacho said.
In addition to better weather conditions, Benito is expected to benefit from the company of seven other giraffes at his new home, Africam Safari said.
Benito’s move was a victory for activists, who argued that the park housing him in Juarez was not an adequate home for the majestic animal.
“The Save Benito movement is happy because today he is going to the city of Puebla and will be in a place worthy of a specimen of this magnitude,” said Ana Felix, a spokesperson for the group Save Benito. —REUTERS
