A rare giraffe born without spots at a Tennessee zoo finally has a name, and it's a perfect fit! Meet Kipekee. That's the name given to the 5-week-old baby giraffe at the Brights Zoo in Limestone, ...

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After an online poll, with nearly 40,000 votes, the zoo said it had settled on Kipekee, a Swahili word meaning "unique." The name won by a margin of 6,000 votes. The family-owned establishment ...

BALTIMORE — Get ready animal lovers, because the Maryland Zoo just dropped a surprise announcement that’s six feet tall, 58 kilograms of pure adorable, and already stealing the spotlight — a baby ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

DENVER — Denver Zoo's reticulated giraffe herd added a new member last week with the arrival of BB, a 21-month-old female who was born right here in Colorado. The zoo describes BB – her name is short ...

There’s a new baby giraffe at the Dallas Zoo. The Zoo announced that mom Giraffe Chrystal gave birth to the calf on Aug. 22, tipping the scales at 123 pounds. The zoo's newest addition is already ...

The Fort Worth Zoo shared some exciting news on October 22, 2025: the birth of a male giraffe on October 6th! Standing at 5'8 ...

LIMESTONE, Tennessee — The Brights Zoo says attendance usually is highest around Labor Day, but this year with the announcement of the world's only spotless giraffe, attendance has more than doubled.

DALLAS — The Dallas Zoo's newest arrival is a healthy male giraffe, the zoo announced in a press release. The 5'8, 156-pound baby giraffe was born Sept. 24 to his mother Katie and father Tebogo, the ...