Houston won’t be left out of the nation’s latest craze thanks to the cutest, tallest newborn you’ve ever seen

Former Houston Rockets basketball player Yao Ming feeds the giraffes at the Houston Zoo on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Houston. Yao has been working to bring awareness to the need to protect endangered species, a cause he's undertaken since retiring from basketball in 2011. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Baby giraffes are taking the nation by storm.

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We’ve all followed and anxiously awaited the birth of April’s baby in upstate New York:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp-G2-DAXYU

While her calf is taking its sweet time to make its entrance into the world, Bogey was born in Memphis:

Photo via memphiszoo.org
Photo via memphiszoo.org

And a surprise calf was born in Denver at the beginning of March:

But Clutch City won’t ever be outdone, and following about 15 months of giraffe pregnancy, mom Tyra gave birth to a Masai calf at the Houston Zoo this week!

As the largest subspecies of the nine known types of giraffes, Masai babies can weigh up to 150 pounds at birth and are usually born around six feet tall.  Due to the effects of poaching, conservationists estimate less than 80,000 are left in the wild.

Photo via houstonzoo.org

The 6’3”, 139-pound calf, who has yet to be named, is the sixth Masai at the Houston Zoo, and while she’s not quite ready for her public debut, a portion of zoo ticket proceeds go to protecting giraffes in the wild, so be sure to plan your next trip today!

Photo via houstonzoo.org

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We love you, baby Masai!

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