Because the event that led to this trauma happened overnight and was not personally observed, zoo officials can only speculate that something startled the animal and caused it to run into a fence, resulting in the fatal injury. No other giraffe in the herd displayed any signs of trauma, and all have since returned to their normal routines without incident.
Zoo staff is monitoring the other giraffes for any indication of stress or abnormal behavior, Magill said. She was the eighth calf born to each parent, Magill said in a December press release announcing her birth.
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