The spotless giraffe was born at Bright's Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, which is holding a naming contest.
Reticulated giraffes are a species of giraffes with brown and orange spots. They are native to Africa and in 2018 were listed as endangered,The zoo is hoping the headline-making giraffe will bring attention to the challenges the species faces in the wild, the zoo said in a press release.
"The international coverage of our patternless baby giraffe has created a much-needed spotlight on giraffe conservation," said Tony Bright, founder of Bright's Zoo."Wild populations are silently slipping into extinction, with 40% of the wild giraffe population lost in just the last 3 decades." On Monday, the zoo said it had narrowed down the naming contest list to four choices: Kipekee, which means unique; Firyali, which means unusual or extraordinary; Shakiri, which means"she is most beautiful"; and Jamella, which means"one of great beauty."The all-white giraffes had leucism, which causes the loss of pigmentation, creating white skin.
After two of the giraffes were killed by poachers, a conservation group fitted the remaining giraffe with a GPS monitor to trace its movements and hopefully keep poachers away. CBS News has reached out to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation and other experts for more information on the spotless giraffe.
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