Gladys Porter Zoo welcomes new giraffe, Malcom

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Gladys Porter Zoo is welcoming a new member to its animal kingdom. Malcom, the giraffe, came all the way from Miami and he is hard to miss.

At 17-feet-tall Malcom is one of the largest giraffes to ever be housed at the Gladys Porter Zoo.

"I truly hope our guests come out to see Malcolm," said Curator of Mammals, Walter DuPree. "Although they may think our giraffes at the feed station are large, they will be amazed at how REALLY big Malcolm is. And he`s a sweetheart! We are positive that they will quickly fall in love with him."

At the zoo, guests can feed Malcom and his friends at the Giraffe Landing Feeding Experience.

According to the zoo, all giraffes are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.