Kansas City Zoo Puts Down Elderly Giraffe

Another old school captive denizen of Kansas City bites the dust with the help of local animal lovers.

Here's the end game for local denizens who mistakenly believe that animal shopping mall life is a viable substitute for preserving natural habitats as humanity strives to pave the world . . .

"The Kansas City Zoo announced today that Mahali, the oldest Masai giraffe in America, died on October 19 at the age of 29. She was euthanized due to chronic conditions."

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America's oldest Masai giraffe dies in Kansas City Zoo at 29

Mahali was born at the Los Angeles Zoo in July 1994 and arrived to the Kansas City Zoo in April 1995. She was a mother to three calves, and grandmother to many across the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) including Chandy, at the Kansas City Zoo.

Kansas City Zoo announces death of oldest Masai giraffe in North America

Mahali died on Oct. 16, at age 29, after worsening chronic conditions stopped responding to treatment

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