The Calgary Zoo announced Tuesday that a baby giraffe born less than a week ago has died.
The zoo said on its website that the male calf was not nursing and that staff had put him on a feeding tube, but were unable to save him.
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The zoo’s six-year-old Masai giraffe, Emara, gave birth to the calf on Dec. 28, 2017. It passed away just 48 hours later.
An initial necropsy indicates the animal suffered from a possible congenital issue, the zoo said.
It said further information will be released pending the results of a more in-depth investigation.