Baby giraffe whose birth was streamed live on internet dies at Dallas zoo
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Version 0 of 1. A baby giraffe whose birth at the Dallas zoo was viewed live on the internet worldwide has died in an accident. A Dallas zoo statement said Kipenzi, three months old, died about 5.30pm on Tuesday when she ran into a perimeter edge of a barn that is part of the giraffe herd’s habitat. According to the statement, zookeepers had been routinely shifting the herd into their night barn when the calf began to scamper about the feeding yard. Zoo officials said she died immediately from three broken neck vertebrae. Kipenzi’s mother, Katie, was allowed to visit the calf’s body before veterinarians and zookeepers removed it. Kipenzi’s birth on 10 April was livestreamed on the Animal Planet website. Kipenzi is Swahili for “loved one”. We are devastated to share the tragic loss of our beloved giraffe calf, Kipenzi. More details: http://t.co/p0tmdcC2Kp pic.twitter.com/pPavK6xi6V |