NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Zoo was closed Monday, January 30 to allow their staff to grieve the loss of their adult male Masai giraffe, Billy. Billy was 21-and-a-half years old, one of the oldest ...

Billy was 21. Standing at over 18 feet, he was the largest giraffe in the herd at the zoo. The zoo announced Billy’s death on its Facebook page Sunday and said it would be closed Monday to give staff ...

If left untreated, a wire snare can cut through flesh and bone – and a three-legged giraffe will almost certainly die.

Visitors to the L.A. Zoo can now view its newest resident — a baby male Masai giraffe, in the zoo’s Africa section. “We are happy to have a safe and healthy delivery of the newest arrival to our ...