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Headline: Spotless Giraffe, Thought To Be Only One In World, Born At Tennessee Zoo
Caption: A spotless giraffe has been born at a U.S. zoo, and it's thought to be the first of its kind. The unnamed baby was born on July 31 at Brights Zoo in Tennessee. While other spotless calves have been born before, none of them have had the new baby's brown coat of fur. Usually, spotless giraffes are born with a fully white body, unlike the new six-foot-tall Tennessee calf. Experts have been unable to explain why the baby giraffe is such a colour, according to zoo founder Tony Bright. The baby remains without a name, something the Brights Zoo is hoping the public will help rectify with an online poll. Brights Zoo says the names are all a nod to Swahili, the language spoken in Eastern Africa where reticulated giraffes like this calf are originally from. The choices are Kipekee, meaning unique; Friyali, meaning extraordinary; Shakiri, meaning she is most beautiful; or Jamella, meaning one of great beauty.
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