A 12-day old male reticulated giraffe calf, seen next to its mother Camerun, at Rome's zoo, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. The nameless calf is 1.70 meters tall (5.5 feet) and was born at the Rome zoo on Monday Sept. 28, 2009. The Rome zoo launched a contest amongst the capital's children to find a name for the giraffe calf.
(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)