(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) is reflecting on the legacy of its breeding bull giraffe Khalid after he was humanely euthanized on Friday, Dec. 12.
CMZoo said Khalid’s care team had been supporting him through mobility issues, and his health rapidly declined over the past week. After exhausting all possible humane treatments for Khalid, and considering his advanced age, they made the compassionate decision to say goodbye.
Khalid would have been 18 years old in May–the median life expectancy for male giraffe in human care is 16 and 1/2 years, CMZoo said…