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After about 40,000 votes, a Tennessee zoo revealed the name of a rare spotless giraffe that was born last month – Kipekee. Here's what the name means.
A Tennessee zoo is asking the public to help name a rare spotless giraffe that was born last month. The giraffe was born at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tenn., on July 31 and is on view at the zoo.
A Masai giraffe, Autumn's first partner was Walter, who came from the San Diego Zoo. Autumn and Walter had three calves over four years, including Kiko in 2012, Roho in 2014 who was still born ...
The modern giraffe, found in sub-Saharan Africa, is the world's tallest living land animal, with males up to 18 feet (5.5 meters) tall and females up to 14 feet (4.3 meters) tall.
Male giraffes can grow to be 18 feet tall at the tips of their ossicones and weigh between 1,800 and 4,300 lbs. Females are between 13 and 15 feet tall and weigh between 1,200 and 2,600 lbs ...
A zoo in Upstate New York is mourning the loss of a baby giraffe that died shortly after its birth. Kura, a 4-year-old Masai giraffe, gave birth to a calf early June 17 in the Seneca Park Zoo in ...