Post by pennmom on Aug 23, 2023 16:25:25 GMT
LET'S NAME THE BABY SPOTLESS GIRAFFE WOODSY STYLE!
Have you seen the baby Giraffe born without spots yet? The Brights Zoo in Tennessee is asking people to name the giraffe, but I think we should have our own naming contest, Woodsy style!
Post your favorite name, and then we will compile those names and create a poll to vote on our favorite name in a couple of weeks. (or you can choose one of the Swahili choices at the bottom of this post)
Zoo asks public to name rare giraffe born without spots
A Tennessee zoo is asking the public to vote on a name for one of its newborn giraffes. What makes this giraffe so special is that it was born without any spots.
David Bright, the zoo director at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, told "Good Morning America" the reticulated giraffe was born July 31 and its appearance was "definitely a shock."
"This is our first one without a pattern," said Bright, who has been the zoo director at the private, family-run zoo for the last two decades.
According to Bright, a reticulated giraffe's spotted pattern typically develops in the womb, so giraffes are usually born with their spots clearly visible.
"There's been three others born that look just like her. The last one was Tokyo, Japan [in] 1972," Bright said. "The one before that was four years prior, again in Tokyo, to the same mom, and before that there was one in Uganda."
The zoo's press release said giraffe experts think the solid brown giraffe is "the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe living anywhere on the planet."
Bright said the 22-day-old giraffe's unusual appearance doesn't impact her health and the young calf has otherwise been developing as expected.
"[As] we do for all of our giraffe calves when they're first born, we have vets come in at 24 hours and draw blood again at 48 hours, and that allows us to see where they stand on the chart. And all of her blood work came back great. So that means that we know that she's healthy," Bright said.
goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/zoo-asks-public-rare-giraffe-born-spots-102449721
To vote for real, here is the Bright's Zoo Facebook Page Link:
www.facebook.com/BrightsZoo/posts/pfbid02RpbUc3LZCYWn1o2BWEUq9UUz1tNmEav3aDeUEaHsfwa3WqTPQ4zrRpkwnfupXyyel
Brights Zoo is holding a naming contest for the rare giraffe calf on its Facebook page until Sept. 4 and is asking the public to vote on the final four Swahili name options:
•Kipekee (means "unique")
•Firali (means "unusual" or "extraordinary")
•Shakiri (means "She is most beautiful")
•Jamella (means "one of great beauty")
The calf already stands 6 feet tall and has been doted on alongside the zoo's other calf, a male calf who was born two weeks before her.
Have you seen the baby Giraffe born without spots yet? The Brights Zoo in Tennessee is asking people to name the giraffe, but I think we should have our own naming contest, Woodsy style!
Post your favorite name, and then we will compile those names and create a poll to vote on our favorite name in a couple of weeks. (or you can choose one of the Swahili choices at the bottom of this post)
Zoo asks public to name rare giraffe born without spots
A Tennessee zoo is asking the public to vote on a name for one of its newborn giraffes. What makes this giraffe so special is that it was born without any spots.
David Bright, the zoo director at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, told "Good Morning America" the reticulated giraffe was born July 31 and its appearance was "definitely a shock."
"This is our first one without a pattern," said Bright, who has been the zoo director at the private, family-run zoo for the last two decades.
According to Bright, a reticulated giraffe's spotted pattern typically develops in the womb, so giraffes are usually born with their spots clearly visible.
"There's been three others born that look just like her. The last one was Tokyo, Japan [in] 1972," Bright said. "The one before that was four years prior, again in Tokyo, to the same mom, and before that there was one in Uganda."
The zoo's press release said giraffe experts think the solid brown giraffe is "the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe living anywhere on the planet."
Bright said the 22-day-old giraffe's unusual appearance doesn't impact her health and the young calf has otherwise been developing as expected.
"[As] we do for all of our giraffe calves when they're first born, we have vets come in at 24 hours and draw blood again at 48 hours, and that allows us to see where they stand on the chart. And all of her blood work came back great. So that means that we know that she's healthy," Bright said.
goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/zoo-asks-public-rare-giraffe-born-spots-102449721
To vote for real, here is the Bright's Zoo Facebook Page Link:
www.facebook.com/BrightsZoo/posts/pfbid02RpbUc3LZCYWn1o2BWEUq9UUz1tNmEav3aDeUEaHsfwa3WqTPQ4zrRpkwnfupXyyel
Brights Zoo is holding a naming contest for the rare giraffe calf on its Facebook page until Sept. 4 and is asking the public to vote on the final four Swahili name options:
•Kipekee (means "unique")
•Firali (means "unusual" or "extraordinary")
•Shakiri (means "She is most beautiful")
•Jamella (means "one of great beauty")
The calf already stands 6 feet tall and has been doted on alongside the zoo's other calf, a male calf who was born two weeks before her.
