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Now, zookeepers are hoping they will mate.<\/p>\n<div align=\"right\"><\/div>\n<p>Zagallo was transported from his former zoo to Rio when zookeepers found that Beija-Ceu was depressed and in poor health. The male giraffe was transported by truck to his new home.<\/p>\n<p>As suspected, the arrival of the male worked wonders, and Beija-C\u00e9u is now doing much better. The giraffes have actually been seen cuddling and nuzzling each other, even before they were moved into the same pen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/g1.globo.com\/Noticias\/Rio\/0,,MUL403507-5606,00-GIRAFAS+SE+CASAM+EM+ZOO+DO+RIO.html\">Click here<\/a> to watch the news coverage of the giraffes&#8217; wedding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, the two girafas (giraffes) that live in Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s city zoo were &#8220;married&#8221; when zookeepers put them in the same enclosure. 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