Dallas Zoo Giraffe ‘Jesse' Passes Away, Marking Zoo's 3rd Giraffe Death This Month

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

October 31, 2021

The Dallas Zoo’s tallest giraffe, Jesse, passed away Friday evening, a zoo official confirmed.

The 14-year-old giraffe’s death marks the Dallas Zoo’s third giraffe death this month.

The zoo said Jesse died Oct. 29 after a less-than-week-long battle with symptoms, and a quick deterioration, that “closely mirrored” Auggie — another giraffe that died just a week earlier.

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