Newborn giraffe at Indianapolis Zoo

INDIANAPOLIS, July 19 (UPI) -- The most recent giraffe born at the Indianapolis Zoo made his public debut this week at the age of 4 days.

The newborn was named Taji, or Crown, by his keepers after his birth Sunday, The Indianapolis Star reported. He was the second giraffe born at the zoo this year.

Taji was a super-sized newborn, weighing 158 pounds and measuring 6 feet, 2 inches, from hooves to head. He is expected to be 17 feet tall when he is full-grown.

Reporters, photographers and camera crews were allowed a glimpse of Taji Wednesday. He may be visible to the public this weekend in the giraffe transition area.

Takasa, Taji's mother, has given birth twice before. Her first calf died within a few days but the second, named Jakobi, is 2 years old and living in the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa.

Taji and a half-brother named Elon are also likely to end up far from Indianapolis. The zoo joins with others in a breeding program and trades animals to increase genetic diversity.