The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) took home an award — some would call it a birthday present — for their float featured Monday in the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.
The float, which celebrated the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's 50th anniversary, and"50 years of conservation" by bringing rhinos and giraffes to life, was honored with the Animation Award. The rhinos on board were capable of turning their heads toward the parade crowds while the giraffes bent their heads down for a drink of fresh water from a waterfall.
The giraffes on the float are tributes to 11-month-old Msituni and her parents. Msituni was born unable to walk and wouldn't have survived her natural habitat, the SDZWA said.Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.
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