{"id":588040,"date":"2023-08-21T21:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T18:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tennessee-zoo-says-it-has-welcomed-a-rare-spotless-giraffe\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T21:33:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T18:33:00","slug":"tennessee-zoo-says-it-has-welcomed-a-rare-spotless-giraffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tennessee-zoo-says-it-has-welcomed-a-rare-spotless-giraffe\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tennessee zoo says it has welcomed a rare spotless giraffe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4147f9d5ce4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4147f9d5ce4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tennessee-zoo-says-it-has-welcomed-a-rare-spotless-giraffe\/#More_from_CBS_News\" >More from CBS News<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">A zoo in Tennessee says it has welcomed a rare giraffe that does not have any spots. The spotless giraffe was born at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, on July 31 and the zoo says experts believe she is the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe on the planet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the zoo announced a naming contest for the baby giraffe, which visitors can now see at the zoo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an email to CBS <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>, the zoo&#8217;s director David Bright said the last recorded spotless giraffe was in 1972 in Tokyo. That giraffe, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/394796260217?chn=ps&amp;mkevt=1&amp;mkcid=28\">named Toshiko<\/a>, was born at Ueno Zoo, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alamy.com\/stock-photo\/spotless-giraffe-appeared-for-public.html?sortBy=relevant\">according to archival photos.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/08\/21\/f98331a7-ce2f-4f71-8e0a-00b891605bf6\/thumbnail\/620x931g2\/35371c75d14c4e0cb758ee6ec877deb6\/img-1920.jpg?v=0b4ae642db52799a178d90d83603a9dc#\" alt=\"img-1920.jpg \" height=\"931\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/08\/21\/f98331a7-ce2f-4f71-8e0a-00b891605bf6\/thumbnail\/620x931g2\/35371c75d14c4e0cb758ee6ec877deb6\/img-1920.jpg?v=0b4ae642db52799a178d90d83603a9dc 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/08\/21\/f98331a7-ce2f-4f71-8e0a-00b891605bf6\/thumbnail\/1240x1862g2\/1d44e96ab8685df38de437cbf9d6e47b\/img-1920.jpg?v=0b4ae642db52799a178d90d83603a9dc 2x\"><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">A Tennessee zoo says it has welcomed a rare spotless giraffe. The zoo has opened a naming contest for the baby, which was born in late July.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Brights Zoo<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reticulated giraffes are a species of giraffes with brown and orange spots. They are native to Africa and in 2018 were listed as endangered, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/giraffeconservation.org\/giraffe-species\/reticulated\/\">according to<\/a>\u00a0the Giraffe Conservation Foundation. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The zoo is hoping the headline-making giraffe will bring attention to the challenges the species faces in the wild, the zoo said in a press release.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The international coverage of our patternless baby giraffe has created a much-needed spotlight on giraffe conservation,&#8221; said Tony Bright, founder of Brights Zoo. &#8220;Wild populations are silently slipping into extinction, with 40% of the wild giraffe population lost in just the last 3 decades.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the zoo said it had narrowed down the naming contest list to four choices: Kipekee, which means unique; Firyali, which means unusual or extraordinary; Shakiri, which means &#8220;she is most beautiful&#8221;; and Jamella, which means &#8220;one of great beauty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, a family of three <span class=\"link\">rare white giraffes was spotted in Kenya.<\/span> The all-white giraffes had leucism, which causes the loss of pigmentation, creating white skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After two of the giraffes were killed by poachers, a conservation group fitted the remaining giraffe with a GPS monitor to trace its movements and hopefully keep poachers away.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CBS News has reached out to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation and other experts for more information on the spotless giraffe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<h3 class=\"component__title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_from_CBS_News\"><\/span>More from CBS News<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n    Caitlin O&#8217;Kane<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__image\">\n<p>        <span class=\"img \"><img alt=\"caitlin-okane.jpg \" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2020\/07\/29\/97269130-85ff-4898-8bf6-7e400cd19775\/thumbnail\/80x80\/96108a411b1ff183108c17d07942cba8\/caitlin-okane.jpg?v=0b4ae642db52799a178d90d83603a9dc 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2020\/07\/29\/97269130-85ff-4898-8bf6-7e400cd19775\/thumbnail\/160x160\/a30d7bb371819dbce1c846b521ebdfd1\/caitlin-okane.jpg?v=0b4ae642db52799a178d90d83603a9dc 2x\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Caitlin O&#8217;Kane is a digital content producer covering trending stories for CBS News and its good news brand, The Uplift.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"soft-login-gate\" class=\"lazyload soft-login-gate\" data-soft-login-gate-options=\"{\" url=\"\" data-smart-banner-options=\"{\" cookiename=\"\" data-component=\"[\" soft-login-gate=\"\">\n    Thanks for reading CBS NEWS.<br \/>\n    Create your free account or log in <br \/>for more features.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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