8-month-old giraffe

Dr. Copper Aitken-Palmer, a second-year zoological medicine resident at the University of Florida's Veterinary Medical Center, holds an 8-month-old giraffe named Geoffrey on Nov. 5 while veterinary technician Sarah Purcell, right, feeds him a bottle. Geoffrey is recuperating from arthroscopic surgery performed on his right front hock earlier this week. He is expected to return home to Miami with his owners on Monday. (Photo by Sarah Kiewel/University of Florida)