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Great ambassador
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Gemina: Most beloved animal at the Santa Barbara Zoo.
She was well known as the giraffe with the crooked neck but Gemina’s long life came to an end when zoo officials at Santa Barbara Zoo had to euthanise her recently. Gemina was born in 1986 at the San Diego Wild Animal Park and came to Santa Barbara a year later. Around three years, her neck began to develop differently. Finally her appearance was as if she had swallowed a hockey stick but it made no difference to her appetite or her acceptance by other giraffes. Desp
ite examinations and x-rays, the authorities never found out why her neck developed a crook. She was one of the few giraffes to have lived a long life in captivity since she was 21 when she died. The zoo’ CEO and Director, Rich Block, told AP, “She was a great animal ambassador, showing that differences can be accepted and even celebrated. She will be missed.”
COMPLIED BY R. KRITHIKA
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