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| Kipenzi: Giraffe whose birth was broadcast live to three million people dies after breaking neck at Dallas Zoo | |
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| A baby giraffe who became an internet sensation after her birth was live streamed has died in an accident at Dallas Zoo. | |
| Kipenzi was just three months old when she died of a broken neck vertebrae after she made a sharp turn in the giraffe enclosure at the zoo in Texas, and ran into a perimeter edge. Zoo keepers were moving the herd into their night barn as part of the animals’ routine, the facility said in a statement. | |
| Kipenzi, whose name means "loved one" in Swahili, died of her injuries immediately, staff said. | Kipenzi, whose name means "loved one" in Swahili, died of her injuries immediately, staff said. |
| Her mother, Katie, was allowed to visit the calf's body before vets and zoo keepers removed it. | Her mother, Katie, was allowed to visit the calf's body before vets and zoo keepers removed it. |
| Dallas Zoo wrote in a statement on their Facebook page that staff were “heartbroken” by the calf’s untimely death. | Dallas Zoo wrote in a statement on their Facebook page that staff were “heartbroken” by the calf’s untimely death. |
| HEARTBROKEN: We are devastated to share the tragic loss of our beloved giraffe calf, Kipenzi. This evening as the... | HEARTBROKEN: We are devastated to share the tragic loss of our beloved giraffe calf, Kipenzi. This evening as the... |
| “We are devastated to share the tragic loss of our beloved giraffe calf, Kipenzi. | “We are devastated to share the tragic loss of our beloved giraffe calf, Kipenzi. |
| “While she was only here for a few months, Kipenzi was a beacon of light for her species and for the millions who watched her birth live on Animal Planet.” | “While she was only here for a few months, Kipenzi was a beacon of light for her species and for the millions who watched her birth live on Animal Planet.” |
| “Kipenzi will always remain in our hearts, and while tears are flowing freely here tonight, we are eternally grateful for the millions of smiles she gave us all. | |
| Facebook fans replied to the statement with thousands of messages. | |
| "My heart is broken. Keep your heads up Dallas Zoo, she brought a purpose to the Zoo with her coming into the world, people began to appreciate the Animals. I can not even phantom your pain. I hope that Katie will survive this tragedy also," wrote Rebecca Gaydos Karlik. | "My heart is broken. Keep your heads up Dallas Zoo, she brought a purpose to the Zoo with her coming into the world, people began to appreciate the Animals. I can not even phantom your pain. I hope that Katie will survive this tragedy also," wrote Rebecca Gaydos Karlik. |
| Some three million people across the world watched Kipenzi’s birth on a livestream hosted by Animal Planet, and helped the zoo raise more than $35,000 (£22,500) for giraffe conservation in Africa. | |
| The zoo has encouraged those who met Kipenzi to share photos of her Facebook and Instagram, and to donate to The Giraffe Conservation Foundation. | The zoo has encouraged those who met Kipenzi to share photos of her Facebook and Instagram, and to donate to The Giraffe Conservation Foundation. |