After an online poll, with nearly 40,000 votes, the zoo said it had settled on Kipekee, a Swahili word meaning “unique.”
The family-owned establishment believes that Kipekee is the only known solid-colored reticulated giraffe in the world.
“What makes her so rare? Simply put it is because she was born without a pattern. We know the last time this took place was in 1972 in Tokyo, Japan,” the zoo said in a statement. The spotless giraffe born at Brights Zoo was named Kipekee.Brights Zoo said Kipekee was “immediately accepted” by the entire giraffe tower.
“They treat her as they see her no different from any other giraffe born here at the zoo,” Brights said. The zoo advises those wanting to see the giraffe to visit early as she prefers to hide in the shade when it becomes too hot in the afternoon.
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