Rare spotless giraffe born in Tennessee zoo

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[{"selector":"#anim-d32fe174-44a4-45d4-9211-743bdfc921c5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5850fcdc-5164-49b7-bdf8-a0a4265de9b8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.92356%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] A baby giraffe was born without any spots at The Brights Zoo and is believed to be the only living one of her kind.

[{"selector":"#anim-1a009114-344e-4c41-819a-bf64d5c6282b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-efb6a7f4-5a5a-4f0e-a20b-46c1ead85b7f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.60510%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The zoo welcomed the giraffe — who has yet to be named — on July 31, causing officials to seek expert opinion over the fully-brown, spotless calf, WJHL reported.

“Giraffe experts believe she is the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe living anywhere on the planet.”

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“The international coverage of our patternless baby giraffe has created a much-needed spotlight on giraffe conservation."

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“Wild populations are silently slipping into extinction, with 40% of the wild giraffe population lost in just the last 3 decades.”

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[{"selector":"#anim-a1357b9b-02ae-4524-a6d7-d2d891fdbea5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a2f9e968-d9dc-491f-b307-d056bfe7368a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(116.56051%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Reticulated giraffes, in particular, are among the most endangered, with its population of 36,000 dwindling in half between 2008 and 2018, according to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation.

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