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A multigenerational giraffe family who live together on the Sunset Savanna at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge spend time together. Pictured are grandmother Malaika (right) and mother Makena, (left) while granddaughter Luna played on the savanna. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge is located at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Preston Mack, photographer)

3 Generations of Giraffe Celebrate Mother’s Day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Savanna

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (May 6, 2016) — Meet grandmother Malaika, mother Makena and granddaughter Luna, a multigenerational giraffe family who live together on the Sunset Savanna at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge.

Malika was born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and both Makeena and Luna were born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. These special ladies enjoy spending time together as a family each day in their spectacular home at Walt Disney World Resort, eating different plants and interacting with other animals on the savanna.

Learn more about how the family will celebrate Mother’s Day together this weekend with the b-roll and sound bites here.