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Busch Gardens Tampa recently welcomed the arrival of two new baby giraffes! Born to mothers Tesa and Chloe, the two baby boys were born this past April. Visitors to the park got their first look at the newborns this week, as they were introduced to the rest of the giraffes on the Serengeti Plain. The park now has 17 giraffes, which can be seen from the Serengeti Express or on the Serengeti Safari, an open-truck tour of the plain.

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In other Busch Gardens Tampa news, Travel Channel daredevil Bert the Conqueror recently visited the park to experience its wild rides for his new TV show. First, he rode SheiKra, the floorless steel coaster that drops riders from 200 ft high, down 90-degrees at 70 mph. Then, he experienced Montu, the inverted coaster with 4Gs of force. Away from Tampa, Bert took the plunge and entered Punta Gorda’s belly-flop contest at Mudfest, where he came in second place. The episode aired last night, and can be caught on reruns. For more information on his trip to South Florida, visit his Florida guide.

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The Travel Channel clearly likes Florida, because directly after the episode was a rerun of Adam Richman’s Man vs. Food challenge in sunny Sarasota. There, he tried a foot-long deep fried hot dog at Old Salty Dog and a mouth watering meal of friend chicken and peanut butter cream pie at Yoder’s Amish Restaurant. Richman had his first mystery challenge at  Munchies 420 Cafe where, sadly, food won. Visit the Travel Channel website for his Sarasota guide.