Kimba, a 12-year-old giraffe at the Cincinnati Zoo, died Sunday after complications from a procedure to fix its hooves, the zoo says
Twelve-year-old Kimba the giraffe died after complications from a procedure to fix his hooves, the zoo said."Zoo staff, and especially the giraffe care team, are devastated," Michelle Curley, spokeswoman for the Cincinnati Zoo, told CNN. The Zoo Volunteer Observer team was monitoring the giraffe barn when they saw Kimba fall to the ground after 1 a.m. Sunday.Kimba was dealing with mobility issues when he was given a hoof trim Tuesday.
— Cincinnati Zoo November 17, 2019 "Kimba began intermittent bouts of lameness last summer, which we've been managing with laser therapy and medications that mitigate symptoms," said Cincinnati Zoo's curator of mammals Christina Gorsuch in a news release. While the procedure was successful, there were later complications.Kimba, the zoo's only male giraffe, stood over 16 feet tall and was the father of six other giraffes, with a seventh on the way.
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