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A 3-month-old giraffe calf at the Detroit Zoo has died from severe injuries. The calf, named Okidi, ran into a viewing panel in her indoor habitat. Veterinarians determined the vertebral injury was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A giraffe calf born at the Detroit Zoo late last year has died after sustaining severe injuries earlier this week, zoo officials ...

Royal Oak — The Detroit Zoo is mourning the death of a baby giraffe who was euthanized this week after suffering an injury inside her habitat, zoo officials announced Friday. The 3-month-old female ...

The Detroit Zoo announced the death of its nearly three-month-old giraffe calf, Okidi, on Friday. In a post on Facebook, the zoo said earlier this week, before it opened, Okidi sustained significant ...

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – A giraffe calf at the Detroit Zoo has died after running into a habitat viewing panel, the zoo announced. On Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, the zoo revealed that Okidi, who was born on Nov.

Okidi, the giraffe calf, was born at the Detroit Zoo on Nov. 23, 2025. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal rescue and wildlife.

In a post on Facebook, the zoo said earlier this week, before it opened, Okidi sustained significant injuries when she ran into a habitat viewing panel in her indoor habitat at the zoo. The Detroit ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Detroit Zoo said it made the “humane but heartbreaking decision” to euthanize its giraffe calf, Okidi, after she suffered a serious injury. Okidi was just under 3 ...

ROYAL OAK, MI - Staff at the Detroit Zoo say they are heartbroken at the loss of their giraffe calf who just died in a freak accident. Okidi was born just a few months ago on November 23, 2025 to Zara ...

(WXYZ) — The Detroit Zoo said that a giraffe calf that was born late last year has passed away. According to the zoo, Okidi, who was born on Nov. 23, 2025 ...