Etana, a 24-year-old giraffe at the Lincoln Park Zoo, died Thursday.
The giraffe, named Etana, had been monitored extensively by veterinary staff for cumulative age-related issues since 2017, according to a statement from the zoo on Friday.
She had arrived at the Lincoln Park Zoo from another institution in 2003. She went on to surpass the median life expectancy of female giraffes, which is about 20, the zoo said. "Etana was a very special animal to us here at the zoo and to many zoo visitors and volunteers," said Mike Murray, the zoo's curator of mammals and behavioral husbandry, who called her "the leader of the giraffe herd."
"We will remember her love for chewing browse, participating in training sessions with her dedicated keepers, and being the leader of the giraffe herd here."
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