A giraffe without spots was born at the Tennessee Zoo: he is the only one in the world
A spotless giraffe was born at the Brights Zoo in Tennessee. He is considered the only giraffe in the world with such a unique color, reports TheGuardian.
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Brights Zoo hopes the publicity around this female, which lacks the signature spots, will draw attention to the plight of giraffes in the wild.
The female giraffe, who was born on July 31, has a uniform brown color, devoid of the giraffe's characteristic spotted pattern. Brights Zoo said the giraffe is now 1,8m tall and is being cared for by his mother and zoo staff.
The zoo believes that this giraffe is one of a kind. The spotted appearance primarily serves as a form of camouflage in the wild.
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The skin under the spots also has a system of blood vessels that allows giraffes to release heat through the center of each spot, providing a kind of thermoregulation. Every giraffe, with the exception of the Tennessee newborn, has a unique spotting pattern, and researchers believe these patterns are inherited from their mothers.
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The Brights Zoo said they hope the unusual baby will help highlight the problems giraffes face in the world. The world's tallest animal is threatened by fragmentation of its habitat in Africa, as well as illegal poaching.
“The international coverage of our spotted giraffe calf has brought much-needed attention to giraffe conservation,” said Brights Zoo founder Tony Bright. “Wild populations are gradually dying out: 40% of the wild giraffe population has disappeared in just the last three decades.”
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The zoo has announced a contest for a new giraffe. The shortlisted options were Kipekee, which means "unique" in Swahili, Firayali, which means "unusual", Shaqiri, which means "she is the most beautiful" and Jamella, which means "great beauty".
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