A Texas zoo has announced the death of its 31-year-old giraffe, Twiga, saying she was believed to have been one of the oldest in captivity. “Twiga held the record for the oldest living giraffe in human care. The giraffe arrived at the Ellen Trout Zoo in 2008, having previously been housed at the Racine Zoo in Wisconsin. “She will be greatly missed.”In 2021, a zoo in Australia announced that the country’s oldest giraffe in captivity died just months after her 31st birthday. Later that year, a zoo in Japan said that country’s oldest giraffe had died just before her 32nd birthday, according to local news outlet Kyodo News.

Source: CNN July 09, 2023 23:39 UTC