GIRAFFE DIES AT NORTH CAROLINA. ZOO
August 14, 2008
August 14, 2008
ASHEBORO, N.C., Aug. 14 -- The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources' North Carolina Zoo issued the following news release:
A 14-year-old male giraffe died at the North Carolina Zoo Thursday afternoon while undergoing surgery to remove a stone blocking his urinary tract.
"Azog" was born at the N.C. Zoo in July 1994, and was one of two adult giraffes in the zoo's collection. Keepers noticed he was having urinary problems T . . .
A 14-year-old male giraffe died at the North Carolina Zoo Thursday afternoon while undergoing surgery to remove a stone blocking his urinary tract.
"Azog" was born at the N.C. Zoo in July 1994, and was one of two adult giraffes in the zoo's collection. Keepers noticed he was having urinary problems T . . .