Exotic Incident #1314

Incident Date:
07/24/2009
Location:
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Facility Name:
Los Angeles Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Masai Giraffe
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

Asali, a 26-year-old female Masai giraffe, died after complications involving a stillborn calf. Asali had lived at the Los Angeles Zoo most of her life and had had 12 calves since 1988.

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