A young giraffe had eating issues and had to be euthanized at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.
The 6-year-old giraffe at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore would eagerly reach her long neck to be fed a giraffe delicacy — acacia leaves.Mike Evitts, a zoo spokesman, said Willow was “motivated by food.” But zookeepers noticed something amiss on Friday with their long-legged friend’s appetite and worried she was having stomach issues. She was treated and appeared to be stable, as experts closely watched. She took a turn for the worse on Monday, and experts euthanized her, Evitts said.
A necropsy was done this week, but it showed “nothing conclusive as to the cause of death,” Evitts said. Zoo officials are still waiting on the results from pathology samples that were sent to Johns Hopkins, and they’re hoping that will provide more details as to what caused her death. They expect the results from Hopkins in the coming weeks, Evitts said.Born in 2017, Willow had become a local celebrity.
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