First giraffe born at Kent zoo in eight years named after Jude Bellingham

Jude the giraffe was born hours before the real Jude and his team took on Norway on Saturday (Picture: Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve) He may be playing for the Three Lions, but Jude Bellingham’s new namesake is a different animal altogether. A Kent animal park has named its first giraffe calf born in eight years after the England star in honour of his ‘outstanding performances’ at the World Cup. Bellingham is the top-scoring midfielder in the tournament, having scored a total of six times so far. No midfielder has ever scored more at a World Cup. Two of these goals were in England’s match against Norway last weekend, a feat which secured England’s spot in the semi-finals. Bellingham has been a standout player in this year’s World Cup (Picture: Etsuo Hara/Getty Images) Sign up for all of the