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 ...

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.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Okidi, left, was euthanized this week after suffering an injury. (Photo: Detroit Zoo) ROYAL OAK, Mich. (FOX 2) - A giraffe born ...

Officials say 2-month-old Okidi ran into a habitat viewing panel. Animal care and veterinary teams determined that the giraffe calf sustained a vertebral injury.

DETROIT, Mich. (WILX) - Okidi, the giraffe calf born at the Detroit Zoo, has died. According to the Detroit Zoo, Okidi was significantly injured after running into a habitat viewing panel in her ...

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 ...

A three-month-old baby giraffe has died after a tragic accident inside her enclosure at the Detroit Zoo, officials confirmed. The female calf, named Okidi, suffered catastrophic injuries earlier this ...