Crooked neck Giraffe

You may have noticed that one of the giraffes at the Zoo has a crooked neck. This giraffe was born at the San Diego Wild Animal Park in July 1986. She arrived at the Santa Barbara Zoo in good health in July 1987. As she matured, her neck developed a small kink, which has increased gradually over the last ten years. This particular giraffe has reproduced at the Zoo and has not shown any signs of pain. We suspect that this kink has formed from an unstable joint in her neck. The unstable joint is most likely due to a benign bony growth near the joint surface. As this mass grows, it will slowly displace the two bones, producing the angle. She functions normally and continually monitored for any signs of pain or changes in her general health.

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[ktanaka64]

sadly Germina passed away, this week, at the age of 21

[kittymonsterable]

i cant believe it was 3 years ago and i just found out now. but i remember seeing her 4 years ago while on a family vacation to santa barbara.... rip gemina :,(

[kurt2552]

I remember going to this zoo a bunch and seeing this exact same giraffe when I was a kid and thinking swallowed a toucan.

[jozsefkacsa]

Ok 4 giraffes living in that tiny fenced in area????I don't wanna offend anyone but I used to live in South Africa and a tried gifaffe meat in a bus meat restaurant it was almost identical to beef exept much leaner and more tough but really tastie.

[trumoonsha2]

this was my favorite animal to see there, always! and i was SO sad to hear that she passed away. although they said she lived longer than a regular giraffe would, so i guess she had a nice long life. =] it's good that you got video of it!