Monday, October 12, 2015

Ah, come on, this is negligence.

October 13, 2015

A baby giraffe born (click here) at a Central California zoo last month has died after running into a fence in an exhibit.

KFSN-TV reports that the male giraffe born Sept. 9 at the Chaffee Zoo died Sunday afternoon.

It happened during a special preview event for the new African Adventure exhibit that is set to open on Thursday.

A zoo spokeswoman says a necropsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death.

The giraffe weighed 188 pounds at birth and was the twelfth reticulated giraffe birth in the zoo's history.

Ya know, when Kentucky thoroughbreds are turned out for exercise the handlers FIRST walk the fence line and the entire pasture to be sure a stick doesn't impale any of them. 

What is so difficult about this?