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The Brights Zoo in Tennessee to hold naming vote for new giraffe - who was born without spots!
Daily Mail UK ^ | August 22, 2023 | Stephen M. Lepore

Posted on 08/22/2023 3:08:08 AM PDT by Morgana

It might be easier than usual to spot the newest baby giraffe that's recently been born at a zoo in Tennessee - and even easier to give her a name.

The unnamed baby was born on July 31 with no spots, making it the only known living spotless giraffe.

Video shows the new calf playing and being nurtured by her mother, who continues to care for her while she makes her public debut.

The Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, has debuted the baby giraffe after finding out just how rare she was.

'Giraffe experts believe she is the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe living anywhere on the planet,' the zoo - which is located about 80 miles east of Knoxville - said in a statement.

While other spotless calves have been born before, none of them have had the new baby's brown coat of fur.

Usually, spotless giraffes are born with a fully white body, unlike the new six-foot-tall Tennessee calf.

The zoo has started showing the special new arrival to visitors, while she remains under the care of her mother. Officials say that she's 'thriving.'

Experts have been unable to explain, however, why the baby giraffe is such a color, according to zoo founder Tony Bright.

'The international coverage of our patternless baby giraffe has created a much-needed spotlight on giraffe conservation,' Bright said in a statement.

He hopes that, regardless of color, the attraction of the new giraffe will make people pay attention to the peril many giraffe breeds are in.

'Wild populations are silently slipping into extinction, with 40 percent of the wild giraffe population lost in just the last 3 decades.'

Reticulated giraffes, which the new baby is, have seen their population of 38,000 dip in half from 2008 to 2018, according to the zoo.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: giraffe; spot; tennessee; zoo
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To: Morgana

That reminds me. I spotted an albino Dalmatian yesterday.

It was the least I could do.


21 posted on 08/22/2023 3:49:16 AM PDT by tnlibertarian
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To: Morgana
Experts have been unable to explain, however, why the baby giraffe is such a color

The answer is ALWAYS “climate change”

22 posted on 08/22/2023 3:49:26 AM PDT by ZinGirl (Now a grandma ....can't afford a tagline :))
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To: Morgana

Vaxxed
Camo
Diffy


23 posted on 08/22/2023 3:53:46 AM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: Morgana
No spots?

How about OxiClean!

I am thinking this baby already has a well defined career path.

24 posted on 08/22/2023 3:57:57 AM PDT by zeestephen (Trump "Lost" By 43,000 Votes - Spread Across Three States - GA, WI, AZ)
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To: lee martell

The lines don't line up.


25 posted on 08/22/2023 4:03:15 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Cronos

Mom lied...


26 posted on 08/22/2023 4:13:01 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Morgana
Perhaps, since the spots are used as camouflage by the giraffe in nature,
there was some autonomic hormonal response on the part of the mother
that was cut off from not being in the wild.

How different would you feel after a long day of looking over your shoulder
for predators and one not..for your entire life.

Red Barchetta - Rush
Adrenaline surge.

One Sunday, just driving through the countryside...{;^) /whistling

27 posted on 08/22/2023 4:17:12 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Sacajaweau
Mom lied...

The milkman comes by once a week.
The mailman comes by every day of the week.

Mind worm.

28 posted on 08/22/2023 4:22:23 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Morgana

Clearasil


29 posted on 08/22/2023 4:28:23 AM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: JudyinCanada

Biori has a nice sound to it.


30 posted on 08/22/2023 4:34:17 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. PTL ~ Þ)
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To: philman_36

Personally, I believe the X Manson forehead photo predicts the birth of Elon Musk in 1971 and his future purchase of Twitter.


31 posted on 08/22/2023 5:10:50 AM PDT by zeestephen (Trump "Lost" By 43,000 Votes - Spread Across Three States - GA, WI, AZ)
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To: zeestephen
Personally, I believe the X Manson forehead photo predicts the birth of Elon Musk in 1971 and his future purchase of Twitter.

Please, expound. What led you to this supposition?

32 posted on 08/22/2023 5:24:18 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: zeestephen

You didn’t just pull this out of your nether regions with no thought, did you?


33 posted on 08/22/2023 5:25:45 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: zeestephen
An inverse reaction, perhaps?

B-1?

34 posted on 08/22/2023 5:38:27 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36

i suppose it depends on which one is taller....;-)


35 posted on 08/22/2023 5:38:44 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: philman_36

the “X” is a convolution of the symbol...taking it from evil to goodness.


36 posted on 08/22/2023 5:41:18 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Sacajaweau

37 posted on 08/22/2023 5:46:35 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36

Spotless huh....Mr. Clean


38 posted on 08/22/2023 5:55:03 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Sacajaweau
I'm tellin' ya...if that guy comes back and says...

...the “X” is a convolution of the symbol...taking it from evil to goodness...


39 posted on 08/22/2023 5:58:58 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Sacajaweau

but what if she thinks she’s a horse


40 posted on 08/22/2023 5:59:20 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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