Updated: July 29, 2008
Bariki the giraffe gets a female companion.
Wild Adventures Welcomes New Addition
Valdosta, GA - Bariki the giraffe gets a female companion.
Valdosta, GA- It’s a southern belle for Wild Adventures’ southern beau. Bariki the giraffe will have a new girlfriend when the park takes delivery on a female giraffe this Thursday. Local media can take the first peek at the park’s newest resident Friday at 9 am.
The ten-year old reticulated giraffe hales from a private farm in Mississippi, which means she is already acclimated to the weather conditions found in this region. Although she stands 13 feet tall, she is considered petite by giraffe standards. The new arrival will immediately be introduced to Bariki through side-by-side enclosures, in which they will stay several days. They will be placed together as soon as they are comfortable with each other.
The arrival puts the park’s giraffe count at two with a hope for more from this couple in the future.
For more information on the new giraffe or any of the park’s other animals or activities, please visit www.wildadventures.net or call (229) 219-7080.
Wild Adventures is a 170-acre theme park located in Valdosta, Georgia featuring one of the largest ride collections in the South, hundreds of wild animals, Splash Island Water Park, shows, festivals and all-star concerts. The park is owned and operated by Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation (HFE), a company specializing in family entertainment. For nearly half a century, HFE has owned, operated or partnered in 20 properties in nine states, including Branson, Missouri’s Silver Dollar City; operating partner with Dolly Parton in Tennessee’s Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country; operating partner in Atlanta’s Stone Mountain Park and owners of Ride the Ducks amphibious tours in four cities.
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Contact: Jimmy Holmes
Telephone: 229.219.7080 x 1230
Fax: 229.559.1539
E-mail: jholmes@wild-adventure.com
