A reticulated giraffe was born without spots in a Tennessee Zoo, making it the first of its kind since the 1970s.
The giraffe, which has yet to be named, is reportedly the first of its kind since the birth of one in Tokyo, Japan in 1972, Brights Zoo Director David Bright said in a phone call with Gizmodo. He said there have only been two other spotless reticulated giraffes on record including the older sibling of the Japan-born giraffe and one reported in Uganda.Bright said they continued to reach out to zoo professionals but found this giraffe is the first of its kind born without spots since the 1970s.
Brights Zoo is asking the public to cast their votes for one of four names to christen the spotless giraffe, saying they chose names that they believed were most fitting. The names are featured on the Brights Zoo where the public has until Labor Day to cast their vote. The zoo chose Swahili names, based on their meanings, which include Kipekee , Firyali , Shakiri , and Jamella .“[The Bright family has] looked at hundreds and thousands of names, their meanings,” Bright told WJHL. “Those four are the four the family are all really attached to. So if she’s named one of those four, we’re very happy.
He added that she would also be a “key target for poachers,” who would see the rare giraffe as worth a lot of money.
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