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COOLER. JUST UPPER 40S FOR HIGHS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. RIGHT NOW, SOME SAD NEWS FROM THE TORONTO ZOO. ZOO. KIKO THE GIRAFFE, WHO WAS BORN AT THE GREENVILLE ZOO, HAS DIED AFTER A TRAGIC ...

The Toronto Zoo says a 13-year-old giraffe has died after getting caught in an opening door to his behind-the-scenes habitat. A post on the zoo's Facebook page says Kiko, the male Masai giraffe, was ...

“Kasi,” which means “speed” in Swahili, was born on Nov. 16, and the public helped pick her name by way of an online vote. More than 11,000 votes were cast, and Kasi’s margin of victory was by nearly ...

The newborn giraffe at the Phoenix Zoo has received her name with help from the public. After a seven-day, online naming contest with over 11,000 votes, community members decided the Masai giraffe ...

And then there were five. The Maryland Zoo has added a reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) to its herd, which has grown from two members to five since this time last year. You must ...

A rare spotless giraffe died under mysterious circumstances just two years after her birth at a Tennessee zoo sparked international attention and made her a must-see attraction. Kipekee, the ...

LIMESTONE, Tenn. — Kipekee the spotless Giraffe, who was born at Brights Zoo in Limestone in 2023, has passed away, according to a post from the zoo. Officials said she was the only spotless giraffe ...

The zoo said it is working with veterinarians and consultants and that a necropsy will be performed to determine what happened. “Kipekee touched the hearts of millions of people around the world — and ...

The Detroit Zoo's giraffe population just increased by one. Zoo officials, in a post to Facebook, announced that a new baby giraffe was born Sunday, Nov. 23, at about 2:30 a.m. "This adorable little ...