Noun. 1. costume designer-someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade). costumer, costumier. clothes designer, couturier, fashion designer, designer-someone who designs clothing.
Gestation. Giraffes are pregnant for a period between 14 and 15 months, or 453 to 464 days, one of longest gestation periods in the animal kingdom. Giraffes usually give birth to one offspring at a time, although twins are born occasionally. Because the gestation period is so long, the giraffe won't give birth to another baby for 16 months or more.
How giraffes are born. The average gestation period for giraffes is 15 months. Baby giraffes, known as calves, typically weigh 100 to 150 lbs. (45 to 68 kilograms) and are about 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall when they're born, according to Animal Planet. Giraffes give birth standing up, and the baby falls â head and hooves first â from a height of 6 feet, Holloway said. This dramatic entrance breaks the amniotic sac, a fluid-filled pouch that protects the fetus in the womb, severs the umbilical cord, and forces the calf to start breathing on its own.