{"id":186291,"date":"2023-08-26T11:38:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T11:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=186291"},"modified":"2023-08-26T11:38:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T11:38:04","slug":"worlds-only-spotless-giraffe-is-born-at-tennessee-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/worlds-only-spotless-giraffe-is-born-at-tennessee-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"World&apos;s only spotless giraffe is born at Tennessee zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Brights Zoo in Tennessee to hold naming vote for new giraffe &#8211; who was born without spots!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The unnamed baby was born on July 31 with no spots, making it the only known living spotless giraffe\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8216;Giraffe experts believe she is the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe living anywhere on the planet,&#8217; the zoo said\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Swahili-based choices for her name are Kipekee, Friyali or Jamella<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It might be easier than usual to spot the newest baby giraffe that&#8217;s recently been born at a zoo in Tennessee &#8211; and even easier to give her a name.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The unnamed baby was born on July 31 with no spots, making it the only known living spotless giraffe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Video shows the new calf playing and being nurtured by her mother, who continues to care for her while she makes her public debut.<\/p>\n<p>The Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, has debuted the baby giraffe after finding out just how rare she was.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Giraffe experts believe she is the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe living anywhere on the planet,&#8217; the zoo &#8211; which is located about 80 miles east of Knoxville &#8211; said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/03\/74579633-12431081-image-a-5_1692672702827.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This unnamed baby giraffe was born on July 31 at the Brights Zoo in Tennessee with no spots, making it the only known living brown spotless giraffe<\/p>\n<p>While other spotless calves have been born before, none of them have had the new baby&#8217;s brown coat of fur.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Usually, spotless giraffes are born with a fully white body, unlike the new six-foot-tall Tennessee calf.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The zoo has started showing the special new arrival to visitors, while she remains under the care of her mother. Officials say that she&#8217;s &#8216;thriving.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Experts have been unable to explain, however, why the baby giraffe is such a color, according to zoo founder Tony Bright.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The international coverage of our patternless baby giraffe has created a much-needed spotlight on giraffe conservation,&#8217; Bright said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Wild populations are silently slipping into extinction, with 40 percent of the wild giraffe population lost in just the last 3 decades.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/03\/74579635-12431081-image-a-6_1692672707250.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Video shows the new calf playing and being nurtured by her mother, who continues to care for her while she makes her public debut<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/04\/74579637-12431081-While_other_spotless_calfs_have_been_born_before_none_of_them_ha-a-4_1692673614678.jpg\" height=\"920\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>While other spotless calfs have been born before, none of them have had the new baby&#8217;s brown coat of fur<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/03\/74579529-12431081-Experts_have_been_unable_to_explain_however_why_the_baby_giraffe-m-13_1692672821360.jpg\" height=\"261\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Experts have been unable to explain, however, why the baby giraffe is such a color<\/p>\n<p>The baby remains without a name, something the Brights Zoo is hoping the public will help rectify.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve offered a poll that will allow fans to choose from four different names, with the most votes going to the most popular moniker.<\/p>\n<p>Brights Zoo says the names are all a nod to Swahili, the language spoken in Eastern Africa where reticulated giraffes like this calf are originally from.<\/p>\n<p>The choices\u00a0are Kipekee, meaning unique; Friyali, meaning extraordinary; Shakiri, meaning she is most beautiful; or Jamella, meaning one of great beauty.<\/p>\n<p>Brights Zoo will open up the poll to the public on Tuesday on their Facebook page.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12431081\/Fill-blank-Worlds-spotless-giraffe-born-Tennessee-zoo-public-asked-help-four-options.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brights Zoo in Tennessee to hold naming vote for new giraffe &#8211; who was born without spots! 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