The Greater Vancouver Zoo is mourning the death of one of its iconic animals after Jenga the giraffe was found dead in his barn on Wednesday.
The zoo said in a statement that the eight-year-old male was found"peacefully resting in his barn stall" moments after having a meal on Wednesday.
Prasad said in the statement that the zoo is still awaiting the results of a necropsy while other giraffes at the zoo"continue to display normal, healthy behaviour." The zoo had previously lost three giraffes in the span of about a year when two animals died in November 2011 and another in November 2012.
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