GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – A giraffe born at a South Carolina zoo has died following a “tragic accident,” according to officials.
Kiko became the first giraffe born at the Greenville Zoo in Greenville, South Carolina, in 2012, before being transferred to the Toronto Zoo in Ontario, Canada.
On Thursday, Kiko, a Masai giraffe, was “given access to an additional area of his behind-the-scenes habitat,” officials explained. He then became caught in an open door.
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“Masai giraffes have relatively delicate heads supported by a six-foot neck capable of moving forward, backward, up, down, and side to side, allowing their head position to shift quickly,” the Toronto Zoo explained. “Despite the team’s immediate response, Kiko panicked and sustained injuries that, due to the unique anatomy of his species, proved fatal.”…