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Gemina, the Santa Barbara Zoo giraffe known around the world for its crooked neck, has died. The giraffe, who was 21 years old, was euthanized on Wednesday, January 9 after zookeepers noticed a loss ...
The long, spotted necks of giraffes are distinctive and eye-catching, but Gemina the giraffe’s neck was striking for ... it there was almost a 90-degree crook in her neck. Despite her neck ...
The partial skeleton of Gemina, the crooked-neck giraffe that lived at the zoo for 18 years, can now be visited for years to come in the Santa Barbara Zoo’s Discovery Pavilion. Caitlin Fitch Once ...
The 5-year-old had a broken growth plate and suffered vertebrae damage, a vet says The 5-year-old giraffe who arrived at the Tulsa Zoo last month with a bent neck has died. Zoo veterinarian Dr ...
With his crooked neck and ungraceful flying, Crinkly the swan was never going to be seen as an ideal mate to the females of his species. Since 2001, he has been making the journey from the Arctic ...
Gemina, a much-visited Baringo giraffe who held her head high on a mysteriously crooked neck, has died at the Santa Barbara Zoo. She was 21. “She was the most famous individual we had,” said ...