Wellington Zoo Seun the Giraffe Dies

[zooboy28]

Seun, the male giraffe at Wellington Zoo dies today after not recovering from anaesthetic following a world-first toe-removal operation. He was born at Orana Park and came to Wellington Zoo in 2008. He was six years old.

Full story here: https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/WgtnZoo

RIP Seun.

 

[Steve Robinson]

Bad, bad news.

Commiserations to all at Wellington Zoo.

 

[zooboy28]

Newspaper article here: Wellington Zoo's Endangered Rothschild Giraffe Dies... | Stuff.co.nz

Mentions that it would cost the zoo $100,000 to bring a replacement male Rothschild giraffe over from the US.

 

[jbnbsn99]

Good luck finding a pure Rothschild in the US.

 

[Xirapha]

They don't need a pure Rothschild. The girls are both roths x retic hybrids- but Ricky and Tisas lines are too well represented in Australasia