The Bedford Estates, London
Casper the giraffe
Woburn Safari Park is home to a large herd of Nubian Giraffes. Casper is the breeding male at the Park.
You can see Casper at Giraffe Junction in the Road Safari.
About Casper
Casper is the male Nubian giraffe at Woburn Safari Park and is easy to identify due to his impressive height. He was born on 9th December 2003 at Owuehand Zoo in the Netherlands and moved to Woburn in June 2009.
Casper has lots of nobbles on his head which are common in male Nubian giraffes.
Casper has always been a particular favourite of the staff that work on the reserve. He is a very calm giraffe and will often come over to feed from keepers and from guests on VIP tours, when he is fed with specially selected browse (leaves, twigs and branches).
Casper's success as a breeding male at the Park is really important for the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) to help increase the healthy captive population of this Near Threatened species.
Nubian giraffes
Woburn Safari Park is home to a large herd of Nubian giraffe which can be seen at Giraffe Junction, in the Road Safari before entering the African Forest section.