Just three weeks old, a giraffe in the southern US state of Tennessee has attracted attention because its skin lacks the species' characteristic spots.
The special spotless giraffe stands next to its mother.
David Bright, director of Brights Zoo in Tennessee, said the reticulated giraffe was born on July 31 and is now about 1.8 meters tall. He said it is very rare for a giraffe to have no spots on its skin, according to AFP.
According to Mr Bright, this particular giraffe is female, has a "beautiful uniform brown" skin and is completely devoid of the characteristic patterns that help this species camouflage in the wild.
He said this was the first giraffe born without spots on its skin since 1972, when such a giraffe was born in Japan.
The animal's name has yet to be chosen from a list of user suggestions on Bright Zoo's Facebook page. The list includes four names: Kipekee (meaning "unique"), Firyali (unusual, extraordinary), Shakiri (she is the most beautiful), Jamella (great beauty).
It is “thriving well under the care of its caring mother and the zoo’s professional staff,” Bright said in a statement, adding that he hoped the media attention would help raise awareness of the threats reticulated giraffes face in the wild.
“Wild giraffe populations are quietly falling into extinction, with 40% of the wild giraffe population having disappeared in just the past three decades,” said zoo founder Tony Bright.
(According to Thanh Nien, August 22)
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