![Workers prepare Benito the giraffe for transport at the city-run Central Park Zoo in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. After a campaign by environmentalists, Benito left Mexico's northern border and its extreme weather conditions Sunday night and headed for a conservation park in central Mexico, where the climate is more akin to his natural habitat and already a home to other giraffes. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2024/01/22/AP24022178795543_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
Workers prepare Benito the giraffe for transport at the city-run Central Park Zoo in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. After a campaign by environmentalists, Benito left Mexico's northern border and its extreme weather conditions Sunday night and headed for a conservation park in central Mexico, where the climate is more akin to his natural habitat and already a home to other giraffes. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)
January 22, 2024
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January 22, 2024 10:55 a.m.
On his 50-hour journey to central Mexico, Benito the giraffe is boxed up with his head sticking out
More importantly, Benito may finally find a mate: There will be three female giraffes at his new home.