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Baby giraffe named Jengo

The Calgary Zoo’s contest to name a new baby giraffe has wrapped up, and Jengo is his name-o!

CALGARY — The Calgary Zoo’s contest to name a new baby giraffe has wrapped up, and Jengo is his name-o!

A total of nine entrants suggested the name Jengo but zoo officials went with the submission from the Brade family.

They researched the African word and found it had two very fitting meanings.

One version of Jengo means strength and building, while the other means someone with a reddish complexion.