Meadow Lane first-grader finally meets Phoebe, the giraffe he named

Iggy, meet Phoebe. Phoebe, this is Iggy. Iggy Malik, a first-grader at Meadow Lane Elementary School, won a contest in October to name one of the new giraffes at Lincoln Children’s Zoo. On Wednesday, Malik met the 21-month-old giraffe with the winning name of Phoebe. As part of winning the citywide contest, all of Malik’s first-grade classmates joined him for Wednesday’s field trip to the zoo, where they met Phoebe and the three other giraffes. Many of the students, including Malik, fed the giraffes lettuce.