Born on July 31 at a Tennessee state zoo, a female giraffe has no spots. A feature that draws public attention to the risk of extinction of these animals, notes the director of the zoo.
A rather rare event occurred at the end of July in Limestone, Tennessee, a territory located in the eastern United States. A spotless giraffe was born in Brights Zoo, the zoo told our CBS News colleagues. A case that could be unique in the world today, explains the American media.
In an email to CBS News, zoo director David Bright said the last case of a spotless giraffe dates back to 1972. The animal, named Toshiko, was then in a Tokyo zoo.
Still, the case that occurred at the end of July in Limestone remains extremely rare. The female giraffe, which already measures 1.82 meters “is of a uniform brown color, devoid of the distinctive pattern for which giraffes as well as their exceptionally long necks are known”, details The Guardian.
An online vote to choose his name
The animal is a reticulated giraffe, an endangered species. It is on the red list of vulnerable species of IUCNthe International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
“International coverage of the birth of our spotless baby giraffe has shed much-needed light on giraffe conservation,” said Tony Bright, founder of Brights Zoo.
“Wild populations are silently disappearing, with 40% of the wild giraffe population having disappeared over the past three decades,” he notes.
Brights Zoo launched an online vote on Tuesday to choose the name of this remarkable giraffe. Each user can choose on Facebook between the following proposals: Kipekee, Firali, Shakiri and Jamella. The zoo will announce the results of the competition on September 4.
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2023-08-22 21:49:00
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