Sweet Gemina
Our beloved Gemina has passed away. She was born in July of 1986 and was brought to the zoo when she was about a year old. So you know, we’ve sort of grown up together. Well, okay not really but seeing her was what I looked forward to most at the zoo, since I was a little girl till just this summer. Someone mentioned on the local news last night that seeing her was a reminder that not only is it okay to be different, but sometimes it’s those differences that can win the love of those around us. I give her credit for my affinity for giraffes in general, but there will never be another Gemina.
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From the SB Zoo’s website:
Gemina the “crooked-necked giraffe,” one of the Santa Barbara Zoo’s – beloved animals, was humanely euthanized Wednesday, January 9, 2008. Her health had been declining over recent weeks. Although we don’t know what caused her poor health, all signs indicate old age and not the condition of her neck. Gemina lived beyond the average life expectancy for a female giraffe.
Gemina was the only non-human in a list of internationally known Santa Barbara area figures that included Nobel laureates, and celebrities such as John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt in a 2006 Santa Barbara News-Press story.
Gemina led a very typical existence and was treated as a normal member of the herd. She was a cherished member of the Santa Barbara Zoo family, and she will be missed.
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I hardly ever talk to you!!!!! You must update your blog so I can know what is up with you!:) Its not like I get to talk to you all day everyday.. come on here.. throw me a bone!