# @denverzoo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXTM7nfgKFR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67889445-denverzoo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-19T04:35:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (@denverzoo) — https://gondola.cc/denverzoo

## Caption

🦒 ICYMI: Thorn is moving on to his next big adventure! 

Thorn has not only stolen hearts since day one, but as Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance's first giraffe calf born in nearly a decade, Thorn has been a symbol of hope for this Endangered species since his birth in March 2025. This May, he'll permanently join the herd at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo as part of a carefully planned AZA Species Survival Plan recommendation, helping ensure a genetically diverse, sustainable giraffe population for generations to come. 

During the same move, you can give a warm welcome home to Thorn’s dad, Jasiri, and one of CMZoo’s females, Panya! 

🎟️ Grab your tickets to see him before May 1 at denverzoo.org and come say bon voyage to one of the wildest, most lovable little giraffe we know. 

📸 : Volunteer photographer Jo Ashton 

#GiraffeConservation #Giraffe #EndangeredSpecies #DenverZooConservationAlliance #SpeciesSurvivalPlan #Thorn #SavingWildlifeTogether

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giraffe, thorn, giraffeconservation, savingwildlifetogether, speciessurvivalplan, denverzooconservationalliance, endangeredspecies

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