Gemina

Hoofed Mammals
Famous Individual Animals

Gemina was a Baringo giraffe that lived at the Santa Barbara Zoo in Santa Barbara, California. Born on July 16, 1986, at the San Diego Wild Animal Park, she developed a neck deformity that became noticeable when she was three years old. Her neck was bent by almost ninety degrees between the C3 and C4 vertebrae. She died on January 9, 2008.

Type: Baringo giraffe
Residence: Santa Barbara Zoo, California
Neck deformity: Bent almost ninety degrees between C3 and C4

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Article: Gemina (giraffe) (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q5530615
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