Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, has welcomed a rare solid-colored reticulated giraffe into its family. Now, zoo officials are asking for help naming the baby giraffe.
The coverage surrounding the birth of the rare baby giraffe will be helpful in spreading awareness of giraffe conservation, Fox 8 noted.
The birth of the solid-colored reticulated giraffe will have a positive impact on the giraffe conservation. "The international coverage of our patternless baby giraffe has created a much-needed spotlight on giraffe conservation. Wild populations are silently slipping into extinction, with 40% of the wild giraffe population lost in just the last 3 decades," the station continued, sharing Tony Bright's statement.
The reticulated giraffe population has been under supervision since being added to the IUCN Red list andDue to the calf's lack of spots, it is better that she was born in captivity and not in the wild, Fox 8 reported. "In the wild, they use those spots for camouflage… By being solid colored, she may not be able to hide quite as well," Fox 8 shared based on David Bright's comment.
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