--- description: Temperatures in many areas of the country have been unseasonably high recently and nobody has enjoyed the warm weather more than Potoka. title: Watch a Young Giraffe Prance Around to Celebrate Spring image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch a Young Giraffe Prance Around to Celebrate Spring  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 10, 2016 6:21 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 10, 2016 6:21 PM CUT Temperatures in many areas have been unseasonably high recently and nobody has enjoyed the warmer weather more than Potoka, a [young giraffe](http://time.com/4088776/baby-giraffe-baby-elephant-best-friends/ "undefined") at Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo. A video of the [2-year-old calf](http://time.com/3835131/baby-giraffe-dallas-zoo-name/ "undefined") running and dancing around his outdoor enclosure has gone viral since it was [shared on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BrookfieldZoo/videos/10154078235114170/ "undefined") Tuesday. “Looks like we’re not the only ones excited about the warm weather!,” the zoo wrote. “Potoka pranced and our whole herd of reticulated [giraffes](http://time.com/3131506/baby-giraffe-kamili-houston-zoo/ "undefined") enjoyed the unseasonably warm weather.” **Read More:** [Meet an Adorable Baby Giraffe That Was Just Born at the Virginia Zoo](http://time.com/3972236/baby-giraffe/ "undefined") This was the first time in 2016 that the giraffes were given access to their outdoor habitat, [according to the zoo](https://www.czs.org/Centers-of-Excellence/Blogs/Brookfield-Zoo-Blog/March-2015/Giraffes-Spring-Forward-at-Brookfield-Zoo "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4254106/giraffe-prances-celebrates-spring/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4254106/giraffe-prances-celebrates-spring/"},"headline":"Watch a Young Giraffe Prance Around to Celebrate Spring","datePublished":"2016-03-10T18:21:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:30:52.085Z","description":"It was the first time he'd ventured outside this year","url":"https://time.com/4254106/giraffe-prances-celebrates-spring/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","chicago","Zoos","animal videos"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4254106/giraffe-prances-celebrates-spring/","name":"Watch a Young Giraffe Prance Around to Celebrate Spring"}}]}] ```