San Diego Zoo Safari Park has welcomed two new additions to its giraffe family.

Meet Subeera and Matope , two Masai giraffe calves.

One of the calves was born on April 23, and both names were officially revealed on Tuesday. These leggy little ones are now part of a growing legacy at the park—Matope is the 14th Masai giraffe calf born there.

The name of the female calf is Subeera, which means “patience is rewarded,” and the male's name is Matope, meaning “mud” in Swahili, an indigenous language spoken in parts of Africa, including Kenya, where Masai giraffes are native.

These two calves have formed a close bond, creating their own little crèche under the watchful eyes of the adult giraffes. According to the San Diego Zoo , as giraffe calves grow older, their mothers often leave the c

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