Whipsnade Zoo celebrates birth of camel for first time in eight years

The baby camel has been named Sally. (Whipsnade Zoo/PA)

By Aisling Grace, PA

Whipsnade Zoo has welcomed the birth of a camel calf for the first time in eight years.

The fluffy baby camel, named Sally, was born to 12-year-old mum Izzy and four-year-old dad Oakley in the early hours of April 11, after a 13-month pregnancy at the Bedfordshire zoo.