Sad news from Schönbrunn: Giraffen-Jungtier dies early!

Sad news from Schönbrunn: Giraffen-Jungtier dies early!

Tiergarten Schönbrunn, 1130 Wien, Österreich - A sad incident occurred in the Schönbrunn zoo: a giraffe cub only two weeks old died. According to a pathological finding, it became known that a developmental delay was the reason for the lack of life capability. This young animal, who saw the light of day in mid -November, fought with considerable difficulties in eating shortly after his birth. The zoo reported on Monday on its social media channels that "numerous vascular connections-among other things in the Herzkammer and the liver-remained open", which should usually be closed at birth. This delay in development was also responsible for the comparatively small body size of the young animal, said the experts in the zoo.

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The Schönbrunn zoo announced that further special examinations by international specialists should be carried out, since similar cases have previously occurred. "In this herd constellation" there will be no further attempts to breed for the time being to avoid repeated complications. An earlier birth in July 2023 had also caused grief when another giraffe cub who suffered from a bacterial infection died just a few weeks after the birth. These incidents have a highlight of the challenges in the breeding of network giraffes in the zoo, such as Sn.at and krone.at report.