A baby giraffe was born without spots last month. According to Brights Zoo, where the giraffe was born, she is the only known only solid. The calf was born at Bright's Zoo with a solid-brown coat, a rarity among giraffes, which use their brown patches for camouflage in the wild.
Kipekee is a real spotless giraffe who, as of this writing, lives at Brights Zoo in Tennessee - with "no plans" of moving anywhere else, according to an email from David Bright, the zoo's director. The spotless giraffe was born at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, on July 31 and the zoo says experts believe she is the only solid. Following the July 31 birth of a spotless giraffe at a Tennessee zoo, another spotless giraffe was seen in the wild in Namibia; scientists believe a genetic mutation or recessive genotype may be.
After about 40,000 votes, a Tennessee zoo revealed the name of a rare spotless giraffe that was born last month - Kipekee. Here's what the name means. Here's how it works.
The all-brown giraffe was born without spots. (Image credit: Bright's Zoo) A reticulated giraffe at a zoo in Limestone, Tennessee is going viral after being born without spots. Just a few weeks old and still without a name, a newborn giraffe at a zoo in northeastern Tennessee could rightly be nicknamed "spotless." The female giraffe born without its characteristic.
Brights Zoo in Tennessee is asking the public to help pick a name for the giraffe that was born without spots on July 31. The zoo says she may be the only solid.